Mazus pumilus
| Mazus pumilus | |
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| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 0.5' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Mid Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Mazus pumilus
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame in the spring. 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: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it could succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Succeeds in any moderately fertile well-drained but moisture-retentive loamy soil in a sunny position[1].
Range: E. Asia - Himalayas from Kashmir to China, Japan, Korea and eastern Russia.
Habitat: Wet grassland, along streams, trailsides, waste fields, wet places and the edges of forests, grassland on mountain slopes at elevations of 1200 - 3800 metres in China[2].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked[3].
Medicinal: The plant is aperient, emmenagogue, febrifuge and tonic[4]. The juice of the plant is used in the treatment of typhoid[5].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Spring-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.
- ↑ Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.