species
Blitum bonus-henricus
English mercury · Good King Henry · Good-King-Henry · Lincolnshire spinach
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Blitum bonus-henricus belongs to the family Chenopodiaceae, also known as English mercury, Good King Henry, Good-King-Henry or Lincolnshire spinach, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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