Kinugasa japonica
| Kinugasa japonica | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 8 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Kinugasa japonica (common name: kinugasaso)
Propagation: Seed - best sown in a shaded cold frame as soon as it is ripe[1][2]. Stored seed should be sown in late winter or early spring. Seed usually germinates within 1 - 3 months at 15°c. Another report says that seeds produce a root after the first cold stratification but no shoot is produced until after a second winter[3]. The seedlings are prone to damp off and must therefore be given plenty of fresh air[3]. The young plants need to be overwintered in a cold frame for the first year and can then be planted out in late spring. It is very important that the pots become neither too dry nor too wet[3].
Division with care when the plants die down after flowering[2].
Cultivation: Prefers a deep well-drained woodland or humus-rich soil in a somewhat shady position that remains moist in the summer[4][5]. Prefers a neutral to slightly acid soil[2]. Grows well in open woodland[4]. Succeeds in a sunny position if the soil does not dry out[5].
This species is not hardy in the colder areas of the country, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c[2].
Any transplanting is best done whilst the plants are in flower[2].
Plants can flower in two years from seed[3].
Range: E. Asia - Japan.
Habitat: Humus-rich soils in woodlands, N. Japan[6][2].
Edibility: Fruit[2]. No more details are given.
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Trillium japonicum.
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References
- ↑ Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan, 1988.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bird, R. Growing from Seed Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan, 1989.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Grey, Charles. Hardy Bulbs. Williams & Norgate, 1938.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.