Swertia petiolata
Swertia petiolata
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Swertia species are generally plants of moderate to high elevations where they are often found on damp slopes and humus-rich, peat mosses. They grow best in areas with cool summers and perennial species are generally cold-hardy to temperatures down to around -15°c[1]. Swertia species generally grow well in humus-rich soils in damp, open woodland, by streams or in bog gardens[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow in trays in spring in a humus-rich medium in temperatures not exceeding 10°c[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in early summer. Division of large clumps in spring, taking care not to damage any taproots[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Swertia+petiolata>
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]The Flora of British India. (in 7 volumes) — Hooker J.D. · L.Reeve & Co.; London · 1872 - 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Rather dated, but has some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [3]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 ↩︎
- [4]Tibetan Medicinal Plants — Tsarong. Tsewang. J. · Tibetan Medical Publications, India · 1994 · ISBN 81-900489-0-2 ↩︎A nice little pocket guide to the subject with photographs of 95 species and brief comments on their uses.