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herbaceous layer
oxlip
primula elatior
clustered soft-yellow flowers on a single stem, an ancient-woodland native feeding early bees and the odd butterfly — for the moist, dappled floor of the system.
functions
pollinator foragewildlife habitat
light
part shade
moisture
moist
soil
damp, humus-rich, woodland
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for oxlip — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
sweet woodruffgalium odoratum→ramsons (wild garlic)allium ursinum→lungwortpulmonaria angustifolia→columbineaquilegia vulgaris→
see oxlip on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around oxlip
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- oxlip — the anchor
- groundcover
- sweet woodrufframsons (wild garlic)