Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) & Yelllw Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)
Yellow, mauve and cream, burgundy and yellow, burgundy, cream and pale yellow. These are some of the colors and color combinations of wood betony (Pedicularis canadensis).
This plant has a secret too! It’s a hemiparasite. Hemiparasites rely on surrounding species for some of their energy. Their roots form little structures called haustoria that attach to the roots of other plants and they “steal” the energy from that plant. Hemiparasitic plants often use grasses and sedges to parasitize but some are generalists that can use any plant.
Wood betony has ferny-looking leaves that are long and mostly basal. When the leaves first emerge in the spring, they are usually purple. The flower stalks grow to 8-12 inches high.
Wood betony grows in prairies, but also in open woods and part shade. It can be found in dry woods, but also rich woods.
I have grown wood betony with yellow pimpernel in the past with good results. I chose the yellow pimpernel because I found these two species growing on the same hill. So, I have chosen to grow them together for you!
Yellow, mauve and cream, burgundy and yellow, burgundy, cream and pale yellow. These are some of the colors and color combinations of wood betony (Pedicularis canadensis).
This plant has a secret too! It’s a hemiparasite. Hemiparasites rely on surrounding species for some of their energy. Their roots form little structures called haustoria that attach to the roots of other plants and they “steal” the energy from that plant. Hemiparasitic plants often use grasses and sedges to parasitize but some are generalists that can use any plant.
Wood betony has ferny-looking leaves that are long and mostly basal. When the leaves first emerge in the spring, they are usually purple. The flower stalks grow to 8-12 inches high.
Wood betony grows in prairies, but also in open woods and part shade. It can be found in dry woods, but also rich woods.
I have grown wood betony with yellow pimpernel in the past with good results. I chose the yellow pimpernel because I found these two species growing on the same hill. So, I have chosen to grow them together for you!
Yellow, mauve and cream, burgundy and yellow, burgundy, cream and pale yellow. These are some of the colors and color combinations of wood betony (Pedicularis canadensis).
This plant has a secret too! It’s a hemiparasite. Hemiparasites rely on surrounding species for some of their energy. Their roots form little structures called haustoria that attach to the roots of other plants and they “steal” the energy from that plant. Hemiparasitic plants often use grasses and sedges to parasitize but some are generalists that can use any plant.
Wood betony has ferny-looking leaves that are long and mostly basal. When the leaves first emerge in the spring, they are usually purple. The flower stalks grow to 8-12 inches high.
Wood betony grows in prairies, but also in open woods and part shade. It can be found in dry woods, but also rich woods.
I have grown wood betony with yellow pimpernel in the past with good results. I chose the yellow pimpernel because I found these two species growing on the same hill. So, I have chosen to grow them together for you!
