Stephanandra incisa
| Stephanandra incisa | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 7' |
| Width: | 10' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Stephanandra incisa
Propagation: Seed - we have no information for this species but it is likely to require a period of cold stratification and would probably be best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as soon as it is received. 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 early spring is a very effective means of increase[1].
Roots cuttings, March in a warm greenhouse[2].
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 10 - 12cm long, July in a frame. High percentage[1].
Cultivation: Thrives in a reasonably moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade[3][2][4].
Hardy to at least -20°c[5].
There some named varieties[4].
Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[5].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat: Thickets in low mountains all over Japan[6]. On mountain slopes, or by streams at elevations of 500 - 1000 metres in southern China[7].
Edibility: Young leaves[8][9]. No more details are given.
Usage: The cultivars 'Crispa' (syn 'Prostrata') and 'Dart's Horizon' make dense arching ground cover plants[10][5]. They should be spaced about 1.2 metres apart each way[11].
Plants are sometimes grown as an informal hedge.
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: S. flexuosa. Spiraea incisa.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Napier, Elspeth. Ground Cover Plants. Cassells, 1989.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Plants for Ground Cover. Everyman, 1990.