The medicinal herb, Rhodiola rosea is dioecious. Either plants will have pistils and no stamens or vice versa. That means each Rhodiola rosea plant is either male or female and the differences can be obvious. The picture above was taken in mid-May 2022. The Rhodiola has awakened from the long […]
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Possibly the last of the spring snows is quickly melting and the Rhodiola rosea is budding in response to cool days of extended daylight hours. The plants (each is approx. 1/2 inch across) in the top picture were seeded in August 2021 and kept in ideal conditions in a shaded
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RosaLee de la Foret and Ben Levine share the latest on Rhodiola rosea in this podcast from Herbs with RosaLee What is Rhodiola rosea, what are the benefits and how we can all help towards sustainability for this amazing adaptogen. Ben shares his concerns for the status of wild Rhodiola
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Josef Brinckmann’s landmark publication in early 2021 painted a concerning picture of the status of wild populations of Rhodiola rosea around the world. The study listed areas of the world where Rhodiola rosea is currently wild-harvested, that the plant populations are in decline. The study suggests that cultivation of Rhodiola
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Why we don’t encourage harvest of Rhodiola in the Spring It’s early spring and the snows are melting across Alberta Canada. There is more snow in the forecast, though, and it’s not time yet to take off the winter tires. The fields are partially uncovered and it’s a good time
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Research Initiatives for Rhodiola rosea Continued research into growing Rhodiola rosea as a cultivated crop is essential to ensure its economic viability. Rhodiola Growers of Canada was formed to support the growers and to collaborate with them to discover efficiencies in growing, improvements in yields, development of new strains and
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Sustainability is a hot topic these years, and it means different things to different people. According to Wikipedia, sustainability is met when the dimensions of: 1) the environment, 2) society and consumer demands, and 3) the economy or economic feasibility are in balance. This definition works well to determine the
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