Blanket Flower
Herb latin name: Blanket Flower,Blanket Flower Extract
Latin name: Gaillardia pinnatifida
Family: Compositae
Medicinal use of Blanket Flower: The plant is used as adiuretic, taken to give relief from painful urination. An infusion of the leaves is taken internally, and apoultice applied externally, in the treatment of gout.Habitat of the herb: the herb: Open grasslands.
Edible parts of Blanket Flower: The dried seeds can be ground into a powder then kneaded into seed butter and spread on bread.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division, with care. Root cuttings in the winter.
Cultivation of Blanket Flower: Open grasslands.
Known hazards of Gaillardia pinnatifida: None known
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