California Spikenard - Kahikatea Farm Certified Organic Nursery and Permaculture Farm

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Herbaceous medicinal perennial of the ginseng family. It can reach almost 3m tall when in flower – umbels of yellow-greenish flowers that bloom in mid-summer, and mature into blue-black berries in early autumn, which attract birds. The stems bear large bright green pinnately compound leaves 1–2 m long and 1m broad – so give it space! Frost hardy.

9cm pot Cultivation

Spikenard naturally grows near running water and prefers moist, rich soils in part shade but is sufficiently robust and adaptable to be grown in regular garden conditions. Uses California Spikenard can be cooked for food, and used in making herbal root beers. The berries are also used for making wine. Medicinal Uses

The plant is a veritable wonder herb, as it has a raft of uses. It is as a powerful respirato...