Description
Celandine is an interesting, attractive flower known by several alternate names
Chelidonium majus, commonly known as greater celandine or tetterwort, nipplewort, or swallowwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant, the only species in the genus Chelidonium.
Plant Specifications
| Common Name | Stylophorum diphyllum,Chelidonium majus,Celandine commonly known as greater celandine or tetterwort, nipplewort, or swallowwort,chelidonium, tetterwort, wartweed, devils milk, wartwort, rock poppy, garden celandine and others |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 1.00 to 1.50 feet |
| Flower Colour | yellow |
| Bloom Time | April to June |
| Difficulty Level | easy to grow |
Planting and care
Celandine care
Since celandine poppy wildflowers are naturally found in woodland environments, you may be wondering, can you grow celandine poppies in the home garden. The answer is yes.
These woodland beauties respond well to cultivation as long as the soil is high in organic material and the plants have plenty of shade.
Many gardeners use celandine plants as a colorful shady woodland border, as it is one of the easiest spring woodland plants to grow. The best way to grow celandine poppies is by seed. Fresh seeds are quick to germinate under the right conditions.
Provide plenty of rich compost in the planting area and scatter seeds liberally over the soil. Cover the plants lightly and keep the soil evenly moist. Thin seedlings when they are 4 inches tall. Plant spacing should be about 12 inches.
| Sunlight | Part shade to full shade |
| Watering | Medium to wet |
| Soil | humusy soils |
| Temperature | temperatures up over 90 F |
| Fertilizer | apply any organic fertilizer |
Celandine special feature
Naturalize in shaded areas of woodland, shade, wildflower or native plant gardens.
Celandine uses
Medicinal Use:
- blood cleanser