natural herbs
Bomarea salsilla
Herb latin name: Bomarea salsilla
Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Edible parts of Bomarea salsilla:
Tuber - cooked. Starchy.Description of the plant:
Plant:
Perennial ClimberHeight:
2 m(6 1/2 foot)
Flowering:
JuneHabitat of the herb:
Woods and thickets in mountains, by the coast in C. Chile, favouring humid areas.Propagation of Bomarea salsilla:
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a warm greenhouse, it will germinate in a few weeks. Stratify stored seed for 3 weeks at 20°C, then 3 weeks at 5°C. It usually germinates in 1 - 2 months at 20°C. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer. Division in spring, with care since the roots are brittle. Each portion must have some roots and a growth bud. Pot up the divisions, grow them on in the greenhouse until they are well established and then plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer or late spring of the following year.Cultivation of the herb:
Woods and thickets in mountains, by the coast in C. Chile, favouring humid areas.Medicinal use of Bomarea salsilla:
None knownKnown hazards of Bomarea salsilla:
None knownPlant information taken from the Plants For A Future.