Tragopogon porrifolius | Salsify, John-Go-To-Bed-At-Noon, Oyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, Goatsbeard | Various
Tragopogon porrifolius belongs to the plant family ASTERACEÆ and Genus Tragopogon This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Tragopogon porrifolius does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Tragopogon porrifolius so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Tragopogon porrifolius salsify,John-go-to-bed-at-noon,oyster plant,vegetable oyster,goatsbeard is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
Tragopogon porrifolius does best in full sun.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will tolerate frost and is classed as … Hardy
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Cooked. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … has shoots that are like asparagus, roots that have a hint of oyster flavor, and leaves that are tasty cooked or raw
Shoots;Roots;Leaves … are the edible part(s) of the Salal, Shallon Berry plant
The shoots of this plant as well as the roots and the leaves are all edible. Tragopogon porrifolius is most frequently used cooked or fresh. Salsify (sometimes called John-go-to-bed-at-noon, oyster plant, vegetable oyster and goatsbeard) has been used in traditional herbal healing as either a hypotensive or an antisclerotic. Only the root is used in herbal preparations.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 5" in one direction and 5" in the other direction.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"Unusual Vegetables: Something New for This Year's Garden", Anne Moyer Halpin, editor, Organic Gardening and Farming, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1978.