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General Information

Globularia vulgaris is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.20 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Western Europe in Sweden, France and Spain.

Habitat

Dry calcareous soils[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Evergreen Perennial
Height	0.20 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Requires a gritty well-drained circumneutral or slightly alkaline soil in full sun[]. Grows well in a dry sunny position in the rock garden[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The leaves are antirheumatic, laxative and stimulant[]. The plant is a mild laxative, but it also has a beneficial effect on the stomach and is therefore preferable to many other laxatives[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe[]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division.
Cuttings of semi-ripe wood, early summer/July in a cold frame[].