Parietaria debilis seed
LATIN NAME: Parietaria debilis
COMMON NAME: Spreading Pellitory
The spreading pellitory hangs the slender, trailing stems with the small, pointed, downy leaves and the tiny, greenish flowers in the small clusters, and the whole plant carries the fine, soft, quiet look of the old wall. The soft, trailing, short-lived perennial herb carries the slender, brittle, branched stems with the small, oval, pointed, downy, bright-green leaves and the tiny, greenish flowers in the small, axillary clusters through the warm season, one of the fine, quiet sights of the old wall, drawing the bees, to be followed by the tiny, oval, glossy, dark-brown seeds. The whole plant has a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the old wall. It is a plant of the warm, bright, open corner with the light, free-draining ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The spreading pellitory is a historic subject of the plant science, and the axillary clusters keep showing up in the work on the wall plants. The way the tiny, greenish flowers form in the small, axillary clusters on the slender, brittle, branched stems has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the wall plants, the downy leaves and the members of the nettle family. The brittle stems and the soft habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the spreading pellitory is a regular subject of the work on the axillary clusters of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The spreading pellitory is a fine, quiet plant of the old wall and the study collection. The small, oval, pointed, downy, bright-green leaves on the slender, brittle, branched stems carry the fine, soft, quiet look of the old wall, one of the fine, quiet sights of the old wall, drawing the bees, and the whole plant has a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, the fine, dried herb coming to the old teas and the prepared remedies of the old shops, while the tiny, greenish flowers in the small, axillary clusters open through the warm season, to be followed by the tiny, oval, glossy, dark-brown seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the old wall, the rockery and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the scientific papers for the old records and the gentle ways. It is a fine, quiet plant of the warm, bright, open corner with the light, free-draining ground.
The pellitory seeds are happy in a gritty mix on a cool, bright spot, watered lightly. The plants take the light, free-draining ground of a wall or a rockery well, and they keep a quiet, soft presence through the warm months.
To grow the spreading pellitory from seed, sow the tiny, dark seeds thinly over the surface of the deep pot of fine, sandy soil, leave them uncovered, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out against the wall. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the warmth and the light, free-draining ground, the soft stems will trail over the warm months.
Parietaria debilis /Parietaria micrantha