Farfugium japonicum
| Farfugium japonicum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Late Fall-Early Winter |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Farfugium japonicum (common name: leopard plant)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse 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: Prefers a deep moist fertile humus-rich soil[1]. Requires a sheltered position[2]. Plants often wilt on bright sunny days if they are growing in a sunny position[1].
This species is not very hardy, tolerating temperatures down to between -5 to -10°c[1] and succeeding outdoors in a woodland garden in the milder areas of Britain[2].
A good plant for growing in a window[3].
There is possibly some confusion, in the references quoted, between this species and Ligularia japonica[K].
Range: E. Asia - C. and S. Japan.
Habitat: Rocky cliffs near sea shores[4][5]. In the long grass of streamside meadows[1]. Lower elevational forests, grassy slopes and valleys in China[6].
Edibility: Leaf stems - cooked[7][8][9]. The leaf stems are boiled in water to remove a bitter taste, the outer peel is removed and they are then added to salads, soups etc[10].
Medicinal: The leaves are antidote[11]. They are taken internally to treat fish poisoning and externally to treat lacquer poisoning[11]. They are also applied to suppurating abscesses and pox[11].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Ligularia kaempferi. (DC.)Sieb.&Zucc. L. tussilaginea. (Burm.)Makino. Senecio kaempferi. DC. Tussilago japonica.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taylor, Jane. The Milder Garden. Dent, 1990.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Flora of Japan.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.