Gnaphalium japonicum
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| Gnaphalium japonicum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Gnaphalium japonicum
Propagation: Seed - sow late spring in situ and only just cover the seed.
Cultivation: Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil[1].
Useful as an edging plant, especially on poor soils[2].
Range: E. Asia - Japan.
Habitat: Sunny places in lowland and mountains, C. and S. Japan[3].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked. A famine food, used when all else fails[4][5].
Medicinal: The plant is expectorant[6].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.