Fabaceae FAMILY

Ononis sicula

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual

Growth—

Species in this genus generally require a sunny position, growing best in a well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil^[1]. Succeeds in shallow chalk soils^[1]. Plants are resentful of root disturbance and should be moved with care^[1].

Propagation

Scarify or pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and sow the seed in early spring in a greenhouse^[1]. The seed can also be sown in a cold frame in the autumn. Plants resent root disturbance and so, as soon as they are large enough to handle, they should be pricked out into individual pots and then planted out in late spring^[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ononis+sicula>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]Flora Iberica — http://www.floraiberica.es ↩︎Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs.
[3]Wound healing acceleration effect of endemic Ononis species growing in Turkey — Süntar I.; Baldemir A.; Coskun M.; Keles H.; Akkol E.K. · 2011 ↩︎