The Reseda weld plant also called
Reseda luteola is really an old-fashioned blooming plant that displays dark
green, ovoid leaves and also spiky yellow or greenish-white flowers with
contrasting orange stamens. On this article you are going to learn how to grow
Reseda weld plant in your garden.
This particular plant is also known
as dyer’s rocket for is bright yellow dye, it has been actually used as a
fabric dye and oil paint colorant since Roman times. Currently there are some
modern-day painters that have continued to use the pigment, and weld plant dye as
a fabric dye, primarily for silk.
A lot of gardeners have argue that it
is not the flowers that make the Reseda weld plants distinctive, it is actually
the sweet, powerful aroma. Many Victorian gardeners have used weld plants to
mask the unpleasant industrial odors of urban London. While in America, the early
settlers planted it not only in their gardens, but also in close proximity to
the family outhouses. Actually industrial pollution or a backyard outhouse is
not really a requirement for growing weld plants.
Steps on how to grow
Reseda weld plants
This particular plant is a biennial
plant, which simply means it can develops a basal rosette the first year and also
flowers the second year. The Reseda weld plants lives only 2 years, although it
usually drops enough seeds to ensure plentiful blooms year after year. The seeds
can be collected from dry seed pods at the end of the blooming season.
How to care for Reseda
weld plants
One thing about growing weld plants is
that it does not require a lot of care or maintenance, although regular
irrigation is very important, because the plant is not a highly
drought-tolerant plant. You can fertilize occasional to produce more blooms
and a stronger scent.
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