Wedelia

Planting and care

Plant perilla seedlings 6 to 12 inches apart in well-drained but moist soil with full to partial sun exposure or direct sow them in well-drained soil and lightly cover. The shiso seeds will germinate rapidly at 68 degrees F. (20 C.) or even a little cooler.
Often cultivated as an ornamental, the plant readily escapes from gardens and forms a dense ground cover, crowding out or preventing regeneration of other species.

Caring for Wedelia

• Grows best in moist, well-drained, fertile soil, but does fine in poor soil as well. Quite adaptable in tropical climates.
• Plant perilla seedlings 6 to 12 inches apart in well-drained but moist soil with full to partial sun exposure or direct sow them in well-drained soil and lightly cover.
• The shiso seeds will germinate rapidly at 68 degrees F. (20 C.) or even a little cooler.

Typical uses of Wedelia

Special features: Group or mass as garden annuals in beds and borders. Pots, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets.

Culinary use: na

Ornamental use: The plant is used for ornamental purpose.

Medicinal use: Unverified information In Suriname s traditional medicine, wedelia is used to treat hepatitis, infections and to clear the placenta after birth.
The plant has use in traditional medicine: crushed leaves are used as a poultice; tea is given to alleviate symptoms of colds and flu; and it is used in combination with other herbs to clear the placenta after birth.

References

• http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=259958&isprofile=0
  http://www.flowersofindia.net/risearch/search.php?query=Wedelia, Sphagneticola Trilobata &stpos=0&stype=AND