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Apiaceae
Spignel
Meum athamanticum
Also known as Bear-wort, Baldmoney, Meu, Meum vulgare
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Herb · Aromatic · Medicinal · Alpine · Umbelifer · Cottage Garden · Pollinator · Feathery Foliage · Apiaceae · European Native
Spignel is a charming, aromatic perennial herb native to European mountain meadows, prized for its feathery foliage and delicate white umbel flowers. It prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun to partial shade and benefits from regular watering during dry spells. Historically used as a medicinal and culinary herb, it makes a lovely addition to cottage or herb gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to partially dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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