Anemone rivularis
| Anemone rivularis | |
| Light: |    |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Mid Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Anemone rivularis (common name: cao yu mei)
Propagation: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the summer[1]. Surface sow or only just cover the seed and keep the soil moist. Sow stored seed as soon as possible in late winter or early spring, it requires 3 - 5 weeks cold stratification. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 6 months at 20°c[2]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on for at least their first year in a lightly shaded place in a greenhouse. When large enough, plant them out into their permanent positions in the spring.
Division in late summer after the plant dies down.
Cultivation: Easily grown in a moist well-drained soil in sun or semi-shade[3]. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil but prefers a rich sandy loam[1]. Requires a damp soil, doing well by water[1][4].
A very ornamental plant[1], it is hardy to about -20°c[3].
This species is closely related to A. narcissiflora[5].
Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[5].
A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes[6].
Range: E. Asia - Tibet, Himalayas, Sri Lanka.
Habitat: Meadows, forest clearings, bunds between paddy fields, streamsides and hedges[3]. Under alpine brush in the Himalayas, 4000 - 5000 metres[7].
Edibility: Seeds - roasted and pickled[8].
Medicinal: The plant is said to be antiemetic and vermifuge[7]. It is said to warm the stomach and stop vomiting. A paste made from the plant is used in Nepal to treat coughs and fevers[8].
The juice of the leaf, mixed with water, is inhaled through each nostril to treat sinusitis[8].
The seeds are used in Tibetan medicine, they are said to have a bitter and acrid taste with a heating potency[9]. Analgesic and antidote, they are used in the treatment of rotting tissues, snake poisoning and stomach/intestinal pain from worm infestation[9].
A decoction of the root is applied externally to cuts and wounds[8].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, a number of members of this genus are slightly poisonous, the toxic principle is destroyed by heat or by drying[10][11][12][13].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 1. Thompson and Morgan, 1987.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Hatfield, Audrey. How to Enjoy your Weeds. Frederick Muller Ltd, 1974.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jingwei, Zhang and Ching-Wei Chang. Alpine Plants of China. Horizon Books, 1982.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tsarong, Tsewang. Tibetan Medicinal Plants. Tibetan Medical Publications, 1994.
- ↑ Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Altmann, Horst. Poisonous Plants and Animals. Chatto and Windus, 1980.
- ↑ Stary, Frantisek. Poisonous Plants. Hamlyn, 1983.
- ↑ Frohne, Dietrich and Hans Pfänder. J. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Timber Press, 1984.