Megacarpaea polyandra
| Megacarpaea polyandra | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 6' |
| Width: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Early Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Megacarpaea polyandra
Propagation: Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame if this is possible. Otherwise sow it in early spring in a cold frame. Prick the seedlings out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse or cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer.
Root cuttings may succeed[1].
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained but deep rich soil that is dry in the summer and a position in full sun[2][1].
Hardy to about -20°c[2].
The flowers are normally hermaphrodite but are sometimes monoecious or reduced[1].
Plants take many years to flower from seed and are possibly monocarpic[2].
Range: E. Asia - Himalayas from Kashmir to C. Nepal.
Habitat: Alpine meadows and open forests, 3000 - 4300 metres[2].
Edibility: The plant is eaten as a vegetable[3]. The young shoots and leaves are eaten cooked[4][5][6][7][8].
The root is used as a condiment[4][9][3].
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg and Adam Stainton. Flowers of the Himalayas. Oxford Universtiy Press, 1984.
- ↑ Singh, Gurcharan and Premnath Kachroo. Forest Flora of Srinagar. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 1976.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.