Carpesium glossophyllum

Carpesium glossophyllum
Light:
Moisture:
Soil pH:	5.6-8.4
Height:	2'
Blooms:	Late Summer-Mid Fall
Open Woods Forest
Native to:	Asia
Edible Rating:
Tea:	Yes

Carpesium glossophyllum

Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed and do not allow the compost to dry out. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.

Division in spring.

Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.

Range: E. Asia - Japan, Korea.

Habitat: Woods, central and southern Japan. Common on dry slopes in deciduous forests.

Edibility: Young leaves and flowering heads - cooked.

Pollinators: Insects

Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.

Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall

Flower Type: Hermaphrodite

Also Known As: C. hieracioides. Lév.

Links

• Carpesium glossophyllum - Plants for a Future