Venus' Looking Glass
Legousia speculum-veneris

Family: Campanulaceae

What it is like

Legousia speculum-veneris is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from May to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Height (m): 0.3

Where it is found

Pinus sylvestris forests, fields and open places to 1900 metres in Turkey.

Europe to W. Asia.

Conservation Status:

Countries/locations it is found in

How it is used

Food

Rating: 2

Leaves - raw.

Medicine

Rating: 0

Other

Rating:

How it is grown

An easily grown plant, succeeding in a sunny position in an ordinary good garden soil.

Propagating it: Seed - sow spring in situ and only just cover the seed.

Best place to grow: Cultivated Beds;

Habit: Annual

Hardiness:

Growth:

Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

Shade: No shade

Moisture: Moist

Things to keep in mind

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Specularia speculum.