Lithospermum erythrorhizon seed

LATIN NAME: Lithospermum erythrorhizon

COMMON NAME: Red-Root Gromwell

The red-root gromwell bushes the upright, hairy stems with the narrow, bristly leaves and the small, white flowers in the curled clusters, and the whole plant carries the fine, quiet look of the herb garden. The upright, branching, perennial herb carries the stout, hairy, upright stems with the narrow, lance-shaped, bristly, dark-green leaves and the small, white, tubular flowers in the short, curled, one-sided clusters through the early summer, one of the fine, quiet sights of the herb garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, smooth, glossy, white or greyish nutlets, while the stout, deep roots carry the fine, reddish-purple colour. The purple roots have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the herb garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, light, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The red-root gromwell is a historic subject of the plant science, and the curled clusters keep showing up in the work on the dye plants. The way the small, white, tubular flowers form in the short, curled, one-sided clusters on the stout, hairy stems has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the dye plants, the bristly leaves and the members of the borage family. The reddish-purple roots and the stout habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the red-root gromwell is a regular subject of the work on the curled clusters of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The red-root gromwell is a fine, quiet herb of the herb garden and the study collection. The narrow, lance-shaped, bristly, dark-green leaves on the stout, hairy, upright stems carry the fine, quiet look of the herb garden, one of the fine, quiet sights of the herb garden, drawing the bees, and the purple roots have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, the dried roots coming to the old teas, the fine, prepared remedies and the fine, purple dyes of the old shops, while the small, white, tubular flowers in the short, curled, one-sided clusters open through the early summer, to be followed by the small, smooth, glossy, white or greyish nutlets. It is one of the fine choices for the herb garden, the study bed and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the scientific papers for the purple roots and the very long history. It is a fine, quiet herb of the open, sunny, deep, light, well-drained garden.

The gromwell seeds start easily in a fine, gritty compost on an open shelf. The young plants are undemanding once they root, and they take the deep, light, well-drained ground of the open garden well, the purple roots building up over the years.

To grow the red-root gromwell from seed, sow the small, brown seeds singly in the tray of fine, gritty soil, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, light, well-drained ground, the upright stems will rise over the years.

Uses: Medicinal