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Duchesnea indica syn Potentilla indica
Evergreen groundcover plant with glossy leaves and yellow flowers all summer. These are followed by edible strawberry-like fruit, approx 10mm across, much like a wild or alpine strawberry, with a pleasant but slightly insipid flavour and slightly grainy texture. The whole plant has medicinal uses, being anticoagulant, antiseptic, depurative and febrifuge and used in decoction e.g. for swellings, or the fresh leaves can be crushed and applied externally as a poultice, e.g. for abscesses, boils, and burns. It is also used in the treatment of weeping eczema, ringworm, stomatitis, laryngitis, acute tonsillitis, snake and insect bites and traumatic injuries. An infusion of the flowers can be used to activate the blood circulation.
The plant spreads on runners to form a reasonably dense ground cover and is good as part of a low-fuel firebreak or as groundcover under trees and areas where bulbs are planted. It enjoys full sun through to quite dense shade and prefers moist but well drained soil. Height to 10cm.
Certified Organic plant in 9cm pot.
Freight: We can send up to 9 plants this size (in 9cm pots) for the same freight price or they can be combined with other grades but this will incur higher freight costs.
N.B. Shipping costs are added AFTER you have placed your order, you will then be emailed an invoice with bank details.
Smallest box rate:
This can fit up to 9 plants in 9cm pots.
Shipping a single tree can be expensive. We may be able to fit more in the box for the same price! See our shipping rates for single and multi tree boxes.
Combining sizes?
No problem, we will work out the best rate for you once you’ve placed your order.
Jo has a passion for growing herbs but is not a qualified herbalist and has no medical background.
We are lucky to have Patricia Beagle working here at times, who is qualified, and some of her advice does appear on these pages, but herbs act differently for different people and can interact with other medicines. We therefore always recommend that you consult with your own qualified health-care practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing or on any medications.
Kahikatea Farm cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of the plants or a plant not having the effect it is reputed to have.
