Meehania urticifolia
| Meehania urticifolia | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Meehania urticifolia
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division can be carried out at almost any time of the year so long as the plant is not allowed to dry out.
Stem cuttings in the spring[2].
Cultivation: Requires partial shade[3]. A vigorous plant, forming large patches in dappled shade or in exposed but sunless areas[1].
Hardy to about -15°c[1].
The plant has long stolons, rooting at the nodes, and it spreads rapidly to form a large patch[3].
Range: E. Asia - N.E. China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat: Rich damp deciduous woods in the mountains, S. and S. Japan[4][1].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked[5][6].
Usage: An attractive ground cover plant for semi-shade[1].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Dorling Kindersley Publishers, 1990.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.