Asperula cynanchica - Squinancy wort

Squinancy wort (Asperula cynanchica) is a perennial herb of dry calcareous pastures and dunes across central and south-eastern Europe to the Caucasus, and a constituent of cold semi-arid grassland.¹ A red dye is obtained from its root.²

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4²
• Hardiness zone 5²
• Hardiness zone 6²
• Hardiness zone 7²
• Hardiness zone 8²
• Well drained soil²
• Moist soil²
• Semi-shade²
• Full sun²

Outputs

• Dye²

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Footnotes

1. R1A Semi-dry perennial calcareous grassland (meadow steppe) | FloraVeg.EU ↩

2. Asperula cynanchica | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹