Zoysia japonica
| Zoysia japonica | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Zoysia japonica (common name: korean lawn grass)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow in spring in a greenhouse. Germination should take place within 2 weeks, prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil.
Frequently cultivated in warm temperate zones as a lawn grass[1][2]. Plants are hardy to about -10°c and succeed outdoors in many parts of Britain[2].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat: Sunny slopes in mountains and hills all over Japan[1].
Edibility: Seed[3]. No more details are given.
Stem bases[3]. No more details are given.
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Seed Ripens: Early Summer-Late Summer
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Z. pungens. non Willd. Z. pungens japonica. Osterdamia japonica.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.