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Re: Wood Betony

Hello all,

I agree with Kay Lancaster. The figwort family (Scrophulariaceae), to
which Pedicularis belongs, is divided into several tribes. One tribe,
the Gerardieae, consists entirely of root parasites. The members of this
tribe possess roots which attach to the roots of other plants, stealing
water and nutrients from the host plants. Most root parasites in the
figwort family are able to parasitize quite a variety of species.
However, members of the grass and daisy families appear to be
particularly successful for utilization as host plants in cultivation.

In Chicago, I did quite a bit of work on prairie plants and prairie
restorations and successfully grew Pedicularis canadensis by planting it
next to blazing stars (Liatris species) which are in the daisy family.
Pedicularis is not, as far as I know, mycorrhizal and is not dependent
on a symbiotic relationship with fungi for its survival.

Hope this helps.

Rufino (in southern Florida...far, far away from the Mediterranean
climate plants I love!)
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