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Polygala vulgaris, known as the common milkwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Polygala in the family Polygalaceae.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Polygala
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Mature Height
- 6 cm to 34 cm
- Mature Spread
- 34 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Purple, Lavender, Pink
- Flower Size
- 0.51 cm to 0.76 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Native Area
- Turkey, Sweden, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Norway, Hungary, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, France, Albania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Romania, Belgium, Netherlands
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Common milkwort en European Milkwort en Cross flower en Gand flower en Milkwort
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