Bromus japonicus
| Bromus japonicus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Bromus japonicus (common name: japanese chess)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ and only just cover. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
If seed is in short supply it can be surface sown in a cold frame in early spring. When large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and plant them out in early summer.
Cultivation: Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils[1][2].
Range: S. Europe - Mediterranean, to E. Asia. Introduced and naturalized in most areas of N. America.
Habitat: Fields and waste places, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec[3].
Edibility: Leaves[4]. No more details.
Seed[4][5]. No more details are given, but the seed is very small and fiddly to utilize[K].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Bird, R. Growing from Seed Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan, 1989.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Livingstone, B. Flora of Canada. National Museums of Canada, 1978.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Read, Bernard. Famine Foods Listed in the Chiu Huang Pen Ts'ao. Taipei Southern Materials Centre, 1977.