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Boraginaceae FAMILY

Onosma hispida

Onosma hispida

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

There are no reports of toxicity for this species, but the following report for Onosma echioides should be borne in mind[PFAF]. The bristly stems and leaves can cause a good deal of irritation to the skin[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Species in this genus generally require a sunny position in a well-drained soil[2, 3]. Prefers a deep rather rich sandy loam[2]. Tolerates hot dry conditions and also drought once it is established, but dislikes moist climates at any time of the year[4, 5]. Species in this genus tend to grow well in crevices in a rock garden or on a wall[2, 3].

Propagation

Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in early spring. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out in early summer. Cuttings in a frame in the summer. Shade them for the first 10 - 12 days[2]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Onosma+hispida>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]Gardening on Walls — Grey-Wilson. C. & Matthews. V. · Collins · 1983 · ISBN 0-00-219220-0 ↩︎A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls.
  2. [2]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
  3. [3]Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. — Phillips. R. & Rix. M. · Pan Books · 1991 · ISBN 0-330-30936-9 ↩︎Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc.
  4. [4]The Dry Garden. — Chatto. B. · Dent · 1982 · ISBN 0460045512 ↩︎A good list of drought resistant plants with details on how to grow them.
  5. [5]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.
  6. [6]Ethnobotany of the Himalayas — Kunwar R.M., Sher H. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) · Springer Nature; Switzerland · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6 · ISBN 978-3-030-57407-9 ↩︎
  7. [7]Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants — D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar · Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada · 2018 · ISBN 978-1-77188-600-0 ↩︎
  8. [8]Forest Flora of Srinagar. — Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1976 · ISBN - ↩︎A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses.
  9. [9]Flowers of the Himalayas. — Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. · Oxford Universtiy Press · 1984 · ISBN - ↩︎A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses.
  10. [10]Ethnic Food Plants and Ethnic Food Preparation in Western and Central Himalayas — Ballabh B. & Pullaiah T. · Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada · 2018 · ISBN 978-1-77188-550- ↩︎
  11. [11]Onosma L.: A review of phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology — Kumar N,. Kumar R. & Kishore K. · 2013 · http://10.4103/0973-7847.120513 ↩︎
  12. [12]Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary — Khare C.P. (Ed.) · Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg · 2007 · ISBN 978-0-387-70637-5 ↩︎
  13. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎