Ligularia intermedia
| Ligularia intermedia | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Mid Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Ligularia intermedia
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Cultivation: Prefers a deep moist or even boggy fertile humus-rich soil[1][2]. Succeeds in full sun or semi-shade[3].
Plants often wilt on bright windy days[1].
The young growth in spring is very susceptible to damage by slugs and snails[2].
Range: E. Asia - N. China, Japan, Korea
Habitat: Stream banks, grassy slopes, forest understories and alpine meadows at elevations of 100 - 3400 metres[4].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked. Eaten with rice[5].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.