Synurus deltoides
| Synurus deltoides | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Mid Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Synurus deltoides
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame in spring. Surface sow or only just cover the seed and do not allow the compost to dry out. 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 in spring.
Cultivation: Succeeds in any fertile well-drained soil, preferably slightly alkaline in nature, in full sun[1].
Range: E. Asia - China, S. Japan, Korea, Manchuria.
Habitat: Forest margins, forests and meadows at elevations of 500 - 2200 metres in China[2].
Edibility: Tender parts of the plant are eaten cooked[3].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: S. palmatopinnatifidus indivisus. Kitam. Serratula atriplicifolia. Benth.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.