Chimaphila umbellata seed
LATIN NAME: CHIMAPHILA UMBELLATA
COMMON NAME: Prince”s Pine
In the dry shade of the pine woods of the north, the prince”s pine grows as a low, creeping, evergreen perennial with the whorls of stiff, glossy, dark-green, toothed leaves on the wiry stems and the small, nodding, waxy, pinkish-white flowers in the loose umbels above them in the early summer. It slowly becomes an upright, leafy clump, reaching thirty to sixty centimetres. Grow it in full sun, with deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The prince”s pine comes up in the studies of the woodland herbs of the heath family, its waxy flowers and its mycorrhizal roots keeping it in view in the work on the fungi-dependent plants of the pine forest floor and the slow-growing evergreen ground flora. The research looks at the way the whorled leaves hold the deep shade, the waxy flowers open above the mat, and the seed biology of the dust-fine seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the shaded woodland garden, the prince”s pine carries the glossy, dark whorls through the year and opens the waxy pink bells above the pine duff in the early summer. The creeping mat holds the ground in the dry shade, and the plant makes the fine woodland treasure, the pine-garden perennial and the slow, choice groundcover. It is a plant for the cool, shaded, leafy and well-drained place.
To grow the Prince”s Pine from seed, press the dust-fine seeds onto the surface of moist, leafy woodland soil.
Press the dust-fine seeds onto the surface of moist, leafy woodland soil, and keep the young plants in the shaded, leafy spot. The waxy bells open with the early summer.
LATIN NAME: Chimaphila umbellata
COMMON NAME: Princes Pine
The princes pine is a neat, low, creeping, evergreen plant of the cool forests, and its glossy, toothed, whorled leaves and its small, waxy, white or pale-pink, nodding flowers have made it a treasured plant of the woodland garden. It grows as a low, creeping, evergreen perennial, reaching up to a third of a metre or a little more, with the slender, creeping stems bearing the whorls of the glossy, leathery, finely toothed, dark-green leaves and, through the summer, the small, waxy, white or pale-pink, nodding flowers in the small, upright clusters, followed by the small, dry capsules of the fine seeds. It is a species of the flowering plant in the wintergreen family, and it is native to the cool forests of the northern regions, while it grows in the dry, shaded places, and it is known as the princes pine.
The princes pine belongs to the wintergreen family, Ericaceae, and it is a species of the low, creeping, evergreen perennial, native to the cool forests of the northern regions, while it grows in the dry, shaded places, and it is known as the princes pine. It is prized for its glossy, toothed, whorled leaves and its small, waxy, nodding flowers.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The princes pine has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the cool forests of the northern regions, and researchers have examined its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest, while its place in the shaded, dry forest has drawn attention in the international botanical and ecological press as a plant of the woodland. The plant has also been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the traditional use, since the aerial parts of the princes pine have a history of use in the folk ways of the many lands, and researchers have examined the plant and its constituents, while the traditional uses of the plant have been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and a treasured woodland plant rather than a casual remedy. The species has also been studied in the horticulture and the conservation science, since it is a neat, evergreen, waxy-flowered plant of the woodland garden, and researchers have examined its growth and its cultivation, while the protection of the wild plants of the forest has been of continuing interest, and the plant is best grown with care, as the wild populations should not be dug up. For a plant of such quiet beauty, the princes pine has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the princes pine is a generous plant of the woodland garden. Its small, waxy, white or pale-pink, nodding flowers feed the bees and the insects, and its glossy, evergreen leaves give a neat, low cover to the shaded forest floor.
Its economic value is real. The princes pine is prized for its glossy, toothed, whorled leaves and its small, waxy flowers, and its beauty has drawn attention in the international botanical and horticultural press as a plant of the woodland, while its traditional uses have also been of interest in the study of the forest plants. For a grower, the princes pine is a rewarding and treasured plant, and for a gardener it brings a glossy, evergreen, waxy-flowered plant to the shaded woodland garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining, acidic soil, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a glossy, evergreen, waxy-flowered plant.