Polygala vulgaris seed

LATIN NAME: Polygala vulgaris

COMMON NAME: Common Milkwort

The common milkwort is a handsome, low, tufted, perennial herb of the dry, grassy places, and its fine, narrow or oval, pointed leaves and its small, blue, purple or pink, two-lipped, pea-like flowers in the short, loose heads have made it a treasured and fine plant of the meadows. It grows as a low, tufted, perennial herb, reaching up to thirty centimetres or so, with the many slender, upright stems bearing the alternate, narrow or oval, pointed leaves and, through the summer, the small, blue, purple or pink, two-lipped, pea-like flowers in the short, loose heads, followed by the small, flattened, dry capsules of the few seeds. It is a species of the flowering plant in the milkwort family, and it is native to the dry, grassy places of the Europe and the surrounding regions, while it is treasured for its long history of traditional use, and it is known as the common milkwort.

In the milkwort family it is the small, blue-flowered herb of the dry meadows, a plant of the old European practice that also feeds the bees of the summer grassland.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The common milkwort roots and parts are a familiar subject in the traditional plant chemistry of Europe, and the constituents have been examined by the researchers across the world. The botanists have mapped its place in the milkwort family and the dry grassland flora, and the insect ecologists have watched the bees and the many insects come to the small, two-lipped flowers. The plant is best appreciated as a subject of study rather than a casual remedy, and the growers of the wildflower meadow keep it in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the wildflower meadow, the common milkwort is the low, blue tuft of the sunny grass. Its small, two-lipped flowers feed the bees, and the tufted growth fills the gaps between the grasses with colour. The old European practice keeps the plant in the tradition, and it grows well in the dry, sunny, well-drained ground. Blue-flowered, low and meadow-cheerful.

These are willing seeds — sprinkle them over the surface of pots of gritty, free-draining soil and just press them in without covering them, since they like a little light, keep the pots in a bright, open spot and water them gently, and they’ll be up before long.