General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Leaves: Fragrant
Broadleaf
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Will Naturalize
Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Stem
Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Tea
Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects: Moths
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Rhizome Cuttings
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Common Restharrow
  • Creeping Restharrow
  • Cammock
  • Ground Furze
  • Land Whin
  • Petty Whin
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens
  • Synonym: Ononis repens

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Location: Northumberland coast, UK
Date: 2011-07-05

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