Stellera chamaejasme
| Stellera chamaejasme | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Stellera chamaejasme
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Sow stored seed as early in the year as possible. Germination can be slow. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on for at least their first winter in the cold frame. Plant out in late spring or early summer.
Cultivation: Requires a gritty very well-drained moisture-retentive soil in full sun[1][2]. Thrives in a limey soil so long as it contains plenty of organic matter[3].
Plants are hardy to at least -20°c[1].
A very long-lived plant but is hard to propagate, other than from seed[1].
Grows well in the rock garden[3].
Range: E. Asia - Himalayas to China.
Habitat: Stony slopes and plains, also on abandoned fields, 2700 - 4300 metres[4][1].
Medicinal: A decoction of the root is applied to aching joints[5].
A decoction of the bark is applied in the treatmnt of sprains[5].
Usage: A paper is made from the roots[4][6]. Good quality[7]. The root fibre is used to make cord and twine[5].
Pollinators: Lepidoptera
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: The root is poisonous[6].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Polunin, Oleg and Adam Stainton. Flowers of the Himalayas. Oxford Universtiy Press, 1984.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jingwei, Zhang and Ching-Wei Chang. Alpine Plants of China. Horizon Books, 1982.
- ↑ Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.