Rest Harrow

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Rest Harrow (Ononis) - Hardy plants of the Pea family, of which the wild Liquorice (O. arvensis) is one of the prettiest of our wild plants, and is worthy of cultivation on banks and in the rough rock garden, forming dense tufts covered in summer with racemes of pink flowers. It is distinct from the spiny O. campestris, which has stems nearly 2 feet high, and sometimes more. O. rotundifolia is a distinct and pretty plant, which is hardy, and easily cultivated, flowering in May and June and through the summer; it attains a height of 12 to 20 inches according to soil, and is suitable for the mixed border of the rougher parts of the rock garden. Seeds or division. Pyrenees and Alps. These are the best of about half a dozen garden species, which also include O. fruticosa, Natrix, viscosa and aragonenis.



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