Scabiosa japonica
| Scabiosa japonica | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Life Cycle: | Biennial |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Scabiosa japonica
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. The seedlings are subject to damping off[1] so water with care and make sure to give adequate ventilation. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.
Cultivation: Prefers a neutral or alkaline soil and a sunny position[2]. Succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1]. Requires a well-drained soil[2].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[3].
Range: E. Asia - Japan.
Habitat: Sunny grassy slopes in mountains all over Japan[4].
Edibility: Leaves - cooked. Eaten boiled[5][6].
Root[5][6][7]. No more details are given.
Pollinators: Insects
Habit: Biennial
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Read, Bernard. Famine Foods Listed in the Chiu Huang Pen Ts'ao. Taipei Southern Materials Centre, 1977.