Plant of the Day

Thursday 20 October 2022

In my friend’s garden Heuchera villosa 'Palace Purple' (alum root) is still producing small pale pink flowers above the smart mounds of metallic bronze-purple leaves. This is a great ground-cover plant especially for the front of a border.

Jill Raggett

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Teachings from the Medicine Den [1/?]

New blabbers! Featuring medicinal plants native to the Pacific Northwest, specifically the WEST side of the Cascade Mountains! My AUs/Fanclans are set here, simply because it's the region I'm most familiar with!

Herb info is below the cut!

Alumroot and Artist's Conk

Alumroot (Heuchera glabra)

[x] Description 5-lobed leaves attached to stout, scaley rhizomes via a long, hairless leaf stalk. Sticky hairs may cover the undersides of the smooth-topped, deeply-toothed leaves. Tall, thin, wiry reddish stems with 1 or 2 leaves that are much smaller than the basal leaves that have sprays of small, white, 5-petalled flowers on branching stalks Used Parts Roots, Leaves Can be found... Wet and rocky places from the coast to woodlands. Can be found in moist crevices, rocky meadows, stream banks, and near misty waterfalls Harvest Season Roots: Leaf-fall after the leaves begin to die back. Leaves: Any time before leaf-fall Uses - Roots steeped in water held in mouth/throat to help with sore throats. - Roots steeped in water swished in mouth tightens inflamed gum tissues - Roots steeped in water drank to relieve diarrhea or reduce gastrointestinal inflammation - Powdered root or crushed leaves applied topically stops bleeding from wounds ------------------------------- Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

[x] Description Light brown with wide, rounded, white lips at their front edges. Fan-shaped/semicircular fruiting bodies with dense, woody, cinnamon-brown, corky flesh emerge from dead trees to decompose. Used Parts Fruiting body Can be found... Grows mostly on hardwood trees, especially on the decomposing wood of Douglas fir trees; perennial Harvest Season Leaf-fall rainy season; prepare as soon as possible Uses - Steeped in water and drank to lessen general inflammation, reduce the size of and inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors, stimulate white blood cell activity to boost immunity - steeped in water and drank to aid digestion, settle upset stomach, and dry up excessive mucus discharge from the lungs - Steeped in water and drank to calm the nervous system

PSA: Do NOT use these medicinal herbs without doing THOROUGH research on them! I have merely condensed down some information I have from a medicinal plant book and have not included any sort of HUMAN reference! This is simply for FICTIONAL CATS! NOT HUMANS!

Ohio Spring Wildflower Field Guide

Heuchera glabra or smooth alumroot This plant is used by herbalists as an astringent. It can be used as a mouthwash for sore gums or sore throat. Teas can be made to help with stomach ache or ulcer pain. The plant can also be used in a powder form to prevent chafing, help stop bleeding and help prevent infection. Remember: In the wild, take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints. Our ecology is so devastated, wild collection of native plants is not ethical. Grow your own medicinal natives! (this also does not constitute medical advice and is not a replacement for seeing a licensed doctor.)

Massive conglomerate mudstone cliff with chasmophytes and mineral soil loving plants on it,

American alumroot and Canada columbine, and some Sideflowered skullcaps can be seen dotting the side.

Scutellaria lateriflora

Here is the twin flowering or side flowering skullcap, fairly common and notable for blooming on two sides of the stem producing two blooms in tandem. Also associated with alkaline seeps along the Little Miami.

^from seep near by

if u were a plant what would you be?

Heuchera!

(Also known as alumroot or coral bells)

I picked it for appearance but now I'm learning plant facts this morning so I'll share.

They are perennials that are native to north america and can grow in a variety of climates and soil types. They bloom in late spring/early summer. Hummingbirds love the flowers, and they also attract butterflies. They are resistant to drought and salt, and the roots apparently have a pain killing effect.

20230617 Yellowstone National Park Wraith Falls trail

Alumroot Heuchera parvifolia

Crocus among alumroot

For Cee´s Flower of the Day.Crocus among alumroot

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Colletes aestivalis. 

 Rare?  or Not Rare?  This is a Heuchera (alumroot) specialist.  Heuchera is planted everywhere, so why is the species not seen and seen by some as a potential species of concern?  A few things pilgrim.  First most of the Heuchera out there are part of a hybrid Heuchera swarm (I like the ring of that phrase, but, sadly, it will not often come up in casual conversation).  OK, so C. aestivalis is not interested in these hybrids.  Also, wild Heuchera is hard to find and its little brown bee visitors also hard to see.  We now know of several discovered populations of this bee in areas where H. americana have been planted.  So, 2 lessons. 1.  Plant H. americana.  2.  Look for bees on H. americana and maybe our friend will be there.   Brooke Goggins took the picture and the specimen was found in Virginia, but I can't recall which group!  

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The bees are out on the lavender, the alumroot and rosemary are doing well, and the hawthorn is going to bloom soon!

I also finally managed to get the windchime I got from @maybe-a-lizard up! And we have a cute little half-fledged hummingbird coming to our feeder.

Heuchera 'Electric Lime'

Heuchera is a genus of evergreen, herbaceous perennial plants in the family Saxifragaceae, all native to North America. Common names include alumroot and coral bells.

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