Rhodiola rosea seed

LATIN NAME: RHODIOLA ROSEA

COMMON NAME: Roseroot

The roseroot roses the low, clumping crowns with the thick, fleshy, blue-green leaves on the short, upright stems and the dense, rounded heads of the small, yellow-green flowers that open through the early summer, the thick, scaly roots carrying the faint scent of the rose. The plant grows into the tidy, succulent mounds, and it stands the cold and the dry, rocky ground well. It likes the sun, and the light, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the stonecrop family, the roseroot has a recognised place in the studies of the arctic and alpine plants, and the species appears in the research on the root chemistry and the cold, drought-hardy growth. The pharmacologists value the adaptive preparations, while the botanists note the fleshy, scaly crowns that carry the rose scent. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the hardy rock-garden plants keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the rock garden and the cold border, the roseroot roses the scent and greens the stones. The fleshy, blue-green mounds give the tidy form, the rose-scented roots have served the traditional preparations for the ages, and the plant stands the cold and the dry spells well. It grows in the light, well-drained, sunny ground. Hardy, fleshy and quietly useful.

To grow the Roseroot from seed,

Scatter the seeds over the gritty, sandy surface of the flat, then press them in gently, keep the flat in the cool, bright spot and mist lightly

Keep the flat on the dry side once the seedlings are up, and give them the full sun. The fleshy mounds fill out within the first season.

. The seedlings push through within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Plant the young plants in the sunny, light ground, and the yellow heads will rose the early summer over the years.

 

 

 

 

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NAME: Roseroot Stonecrop

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OTHER COMMON NAMES: Rose Root / Golden Root / Aaron’s Rod / Arctic Root / King’s Crown

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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rhodiola Rosea / Sedum Rhodiola / Rhodiola Roanensis / Sedum Roanense / Sedum Rosea

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COLOR: Yellow

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PLANT SEEDS: Fall Sow / Cold Stratify

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BLOOM TIME: May – Aug

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HARDINESS ZONE: 1 – 9

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PLANT HEIGHT: 12 – 15″

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PLANT SPACING: 12 – 18″

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LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun

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SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average – Dry

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OTHER: Roseroot Stonecrop is a very cold hardy succulent plant that hails from the Arctic regions of of Europe, Britain, Asia, & North America. The plants are able to tolerate a variety of soils including heavy clay, sandy, or rocky, & are also tolerant of drought & coastal conditions. This Stonecrop can be used as a groundcover, an alpine & rock garden plant, as a border, or in a container. Whichever you choose, you will want to plant it somewhere you will get to see it beautiful rosettes & lovely flower clusters that attract bees & butterflies.

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Aside from being grown as a nice ornamental plant, Roseroot is also grown for its root’s medicinal properties. Its yellow roots are rose-scented, hence the name, & have long been used in traditional medicine. From Wikipedia: “About 140 chemical compounds are in the subterranean portions of R. rosea. Rhodiola roots contain phenols, rosavin, rosin, rosarin, organic acids, terpenoids, phenolcarbonic acids and their derivatives, flavonoids, anthraquinones, alkaloids, tyrosol, and salidroside.”

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