medicinal herbs
Carex hirta
Herb latin name: Carex hirta
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Medicinal use of Carex hirta:
Diuretic.Description of the plant:
Plant:
PerennialHeight:
50 cm(1 foot)
Flowering:
May toJune
Habitat of the herb:
Rough grassy places, woods, damp meadows and damp sandy hollows.Edible parts of Carex hirta:
Root - cooked. Seed. No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use.Other uses of the herb:
The leaves are used for bedding.Propagation of Carex hirta:
Seed - sow in situ in the spring in a moist soil in light shade. If seed is in short supply it can be sown in a cold frame and be planted out in the summer. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 6 weeks at 15°C. Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer or following spring.Cultivation of the herb:
Rough grassy places, woods, damp meadows and damp sandy hollows.Known hazards of Carex hirta:
None knownPlant information taken from the Plants For A Future.