SEEDS AVAILABLE:
- Sow 5 weeks before last frost
- Easy warm germinator
- 7-14 days to germinate
- 100 seeds
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone: 9-10+ (grow here as an annual)
Height: 40 cm (16 in)
Spread: 40 cm (16 in)
Bloom: Yellow thimble-shaped flowers, many with brown or red circle on top (also called "eyeball plant") - summer through fall
Foliage: Dark green with dark red tones
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate
Soil: Average, moist but well-drained
Garden Location: Pot or front of perennial bed; striking contrast in foliage and flower.
Spilanthes oleracea (Toothache plant)
Many common names indicate the many uses of Spilanthes oleracea (now botanically Acmella oleracea). Young leaves are edible (raw in salads or cooked) and quite a taste experience: spicy, citrusy, tingling, numbing, pungent and effervescing. Traditional medicinal uses are multiple, and always include treating toothache and throat and gum infections.
