Lindera umbellata
| Lindera umbellata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-6.5 |
| Cross Pollinated | |
| Height: | 10' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Lindera umbellata
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a greenhouse. The seed has a short viability and should not be allowed to dry out[1]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July in a frame[1].
Layering.
Cultivation: Requires a lime-free rather moist soil[1]. Prefers partial shade or dappled sunlight in a fertile moisture-retentive soil enriched with leafmould[1]. Succeeds in full sun or semi-shade[2][3].
Hardy to about -15°c[3].
Plants can be pruned right back to the base if required, though any drastic pruning is best spread over several seasons[1].
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[1].
Dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan.
Habitat: Scrub at up to 3000 metres in W. China[3].
Edibility: The decoction is poured over rice or millet and eaten[4][5]. We have no more details.
Usage: An oil obtained from the seed is used for lighting[6].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Dioecious
Also Known As: L. hypoglauca. L. membranacea. Benzoin umbellatum.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Shrubs. Pan Books, 1989.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.