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Dryas octopetala Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Cultivation Notes: Easily grown in ordinary gardening soil[1, 11], preferring a sunny position[4]. Prefers limestone soils[1]. Prefers a gritty well-drained peaty soil[188]. A sub-shrub, producing annual stems from a woody base[11, 200]. A good plant for a rock garden[1], it succeeds on banks and on walls[188]. A very ornamental plant[1]. The sub-species D. octopetala hookeriana has been shown to produce nitrogen nodules on its roots due to a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, in the same way as peas and beans[212]. It has been assumed here that the species type can also do this[K]. Some of the nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200]. Established plants strongly resent root disturbance[200]. For further Dryas octopetala gardening information |
