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Conopodium majus (Pignut)

£4.90
Aspect:
Full Sun
Aspect:
Light/Partial Shade
Soil Type:
Most Types
Colour:
White
Conopodium majus (Pignut)
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Plant Overview

A British native which is common in open woodland, hedgerows and dry grassland. Fine leaves and delicate stems and small umbrella-like clusters of white flowers between May and June.

The flowers are attractive to a range of insects, such as soldier beetles and hoverflies.

Easy to grow in the garden. Grow in a wildflower meadow or wildlife area or in a bed or container.

Height and Spread: 45cm x 35cm.

Common names: Pignut; Earth Chesnut; Groundnut

The tubers of Pignit taste a little like hazelnuts and digging for these 'nuts' was once a popular pastime among children. Unsurprisingly, it's also popular with pigs!

"They are something hot and dry in quality, under the dominion of Venus; they provoke lust exceedingly, and stir up those sports she is mistress of; the seed is excellent good to provoke urine; and so also is the root, but it does not perform it so forcibly as the seed doth. The root being dried and beaten into powder, and the powder being made into an electuary, is a singular remedy for spitting and pissing of blood, as the former chestnut was for coughs." Culpeper's Complete Herbal (1653)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: Pignut (Conopodium majus) - flowers by Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.
The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.
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