{"product_id":"pedicularis-canadensis-canadian-lousewort","title":"Pedicularis canadensis - Canadian Lousewort","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes available: \u003c\/strong\u003eTBD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasics: \u003c\/strong\u003ezones 4-8, 12\" x 6-12\", full sun to high, light shade, intriguing yellow blooms, sometimes with reddish accents in early spring, adaptable to moisture from medium wet to dry and wants good drainage in a high particulate soil: think sand, silt, loam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names: \u003c\/strong\u003eCanadian Lousewort, Wood Betony, Forest Lousewort\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily: \u003c\/strong\u003eOrbanchaceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\/Distribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e Occurs in 40 states as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas and Minnesota. Native to Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat: \u003c\/strong\u003eFound in both dry and riparian woodlands that are open-canopied, upland prairie, and thickets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore: \u003c\/strong\u003eHemiparasitic. The roots and leaves have been used medicinally. The roots have also been grated and added clandestinely to food as an aphrodisiac, both to heal a rift and as an aid to seduction. I think this plant may have the potential to knock back meadow grasses if one is attempting to make a meadow \"garden\" versus simply not mowing and hoping for the best. Yellow Rattle, \u003cem\u003eRinanthus minor\u003c\/em\u003e, is used for this purpose in the UK (looking at you Gardener's World, iykyk) but is not native to North America. Enter the possibility of \u003cem\u003ePedicularis canadensis\u003c\/em\u003e. The goal with using hemiparasitic plants in a meadow garden is to thwart some of the strongest growers to the benefit of a more biodiverse whole. And in particular, for humans, this means more showy flowering plants, what is also called \"floristic quality\". More information coming soon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e sown at Honey Petal Plants with seed from Prairie Moon Nursery or grown on from landscape plugs from Blazing Star Gardens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage credits: \u003c\/strong\u003eClose up of flower by Masson Brock through Creative Commons via the North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; botanical illustration from Wikimedia Commons. This illustration is part of Alice Lonsberry's \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eA Guide to the Wildflowers\u003c\/span\u003e, and was drawn by Mrs. Ellis Rowan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Petal Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52729931202867,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/6115\/8195\/files\/Yellow_20flower_20Yellow_20flower_20Masson_20Brock_20CC0.jpg?v=1764941604","url":"https:\/\/honeypetalplants.com\/products\/pedicularis-canadensis-canadian-lousewort","provider":"Honey Petal Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}