Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Plant Names
Circaea canadensis
Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade
Circée du Canada
Synonyms
Canada enchanter's nightshade
large enchanter's nightshade
circée de Lutèce
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Hauteur max: 2,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Tolère des conditions de sol humide
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for woodland gardens
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant produces burs
This plant produces burs
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade is a delicate woodland perennial with opposite leaves and tiny white flowers carried on slender branching stems in summer. It naturally grows in rich deciduous forests, woodland edges, and shaded slopes. It prefers moist, organic-rich soil. Its understated appearance is well suited to a natural woodland garden. It is best allowed to weave naturally among other woodland plants. It prefers undisturbed, organic-rich soil.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Circaea canadensis
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Circaea canadensis
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush)
Sowing Information
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- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow by December
- Stratification duration: 120 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Seeds are dark and dry, and easily fall off when you gently pull them off
- Harvesting:
- Utiliser la main pour détacher de la tige principale
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: A dozen (12) seeds (eyeball)
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.