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Ficinia spiralis

Ficinia spiralis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Requires a sunny position in a well-drained, light or sandy soil.

Propagation

Seed - best sown fresh when it will usually germinate freely. Sow in trays, only just cover the seed, and place in a sunny position. Plants resent root disturbance and so, as soon as they are large enough to handle, seedlings should be potted up and grown on in individual pots until large enough to be planted out. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ficinia+spiralis>

Pollinators

Wind

References

  1. [1]Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. — Crowe. A. · Hodder and Stoughton · 1990 · ISBN 0-340-508302 ↩︎A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet.
  2. [2]People Plants Database — https://maoriplantuse.landcareresearch.co.nz/WebForms/default.aspx ↩︎An online database of New Zealand plants and their Maori names and uses. An excellent information source.
  3. [3]Economic Native Plants of New Zealand. — Brooker. S. G., Cambie. R. C. and Cooper. R. C. · Oxford University Press · 1991 · ISBN 0-19-558229-2 ↩︎An interesting and readable book on the useful plants of New Zealand.
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎