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General Information

Pachyphragma macrophylla is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.30 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

W. Asia - N.E. Turkey to W. Caucasus. Naturalized in Britain.

Habitat

Wet beech forests to elevations of 1900 metres in Turkey[]

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Perennial
Height	0.30 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Requires a leafy soil and a damp shady position[, ]. Another report says that it succeeds in dry soils and, once established, tolerates drought[]. Succeeds in heavy clays[]. Very shade tolerant[]. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade[].
Possibly hardy to about -15°c[, ].
Plants have persistent basal rosettes[].

Edible Uses

It would be worthwhile trying out the leaves of this species for edibility. They are almost certainly not poisonous[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

An excellent weed-smothering ground cover plant for shady areas[]. The plants have persistent basal rosettes but only achieve full ground cover from mid or late spring until early winter each year[].

Propagation

Seed - sow autumn in a greenhouse[]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring[]. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.
Basal cuttings in late spring[]. Harvest the shoots with plenty of underground stem when they are about 8 - 10cm above the ground. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer.