Limnanthes douglasii

Douglas meadowfoam ( Limnanthes douglasii )

The Douglas meadowfoam ( Limnanthes douglasii ), also called egg flower, is a plant of the genus meadowfoam ( Limnanthes ) in the family of Limnanthaceae. Your name honors the British botanist David Douglas ( 1799-1834 ).

Features

The Douglas Sumpfblume is an annual plant. The plant is bare. The stem is 20-40 inches long and low-lying spread. The alternate, stalked leaves are pinnate - slotted and slightly fleshy. Stipules are absent.

The flowers appear singly in the leaf axils of 5 to 10 centimeters long pedicles. The edge -shaped, fragrant flower has a diameter of up to 3.5 centimeters. The five petals are white with a yellow background, wedge-shaped and deeply emarginate at the top. There are two circles, each with five stamens present.

The flowering period extends from June to August.

Occurrence

The Douglas Sumpfblume comes in the U.S. in California and Oregon in Annuellenfluren and sparse forests, but not in swamps.

Use

The Douglas Sumpfblume is rarely used as an ornamental plant for summer discounts. It is in culture at least since 1833. The cultivar ' Grandiflora ' has large flowers, ' Sulphurea ' has pure yellow petals, ' Nivea ' has white petals, 'Rosea' has pink veined petals.

Documents

• Corner Hardt J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8.