Karelinia caspia seed
LATIN NAME: Karelinia caspia
COMMON NAME: Caspian Karelinia
The Karelinia flecks the dry, open ground with the small, yellow heads, the grey-green leaves below them, and the whole plant carries the tough, sunlit look of the salt steppe. The hardy, perennial herb of the salty steppes carries the thick, grey-green, toothed leaves along the erect, branched stems, and the small, yellow, daisy-like heads in the loose, flat-topped clusters through the late summer, one of the tough, quiet sights of the salt steppe, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, tufted, wind-borne fruits. The tufted fruits have a very long record as the fine, hardy plants of the salty lands, and the plant is a historic presence of the salt steppe. It is a plant of the open, sunny, light, salty, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Karelinia is a historic subject of the plant science, and the yellow heads keep showing up in the work on the salt-tolerant herbs. The way the small, yellow, daisy-like heads form in the loose, flat-topped clusters has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the salt-tolerant herbs, the grey-green leaves and the members of the daisy family. The tufted fruits and the tough habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the Karelinia is a regular subject of the work on the yellow heads of the salty world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Karelinia is a tough, useful plant of the salt steppe and the study collection. The thick, grey-green, toothed leaves along the erect, branched stems carry the tough look of the salt steppe, one of the tough, quiet sights of the salt steppe, drawing the bees, and the tufted fruits have a very long record as the fine, hardy plants of the salty lands, the sturdy stems coming to the light thatch and the steady ground-cover of the old lands, while the small, yellow, daisy-like heads in the loose, flat-topped clusters open through the late summer, to be followed by the small, tufted, wind-borne fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the salt steppe, the difficult bank and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the reclamation papers for the tufted fruits and the very long history. It is a tough, useful plant of the open, sunny, light, salty, well-drained garden.
The Karelinia seeds start well in a sandy, gritty mix on a bright sill. The young rosettes are tough and quick, and they take the light, salty ground of the difficult bank well.
To grow the Karelinia from seed, sow the tiny, tufted seeds over the surface of the deep tray of sandy, gritty soil, water gently, then keep the tray in a bright, open spot. The seedlings show themselves within a couple of weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the sun and the light, salty ground, the yellow heads will fleck the dry ground over the summer.