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Disporum sessile

a perennial member of the Disporum genus in the family Colchicaceae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Life cycle
perennial
Growth rate
vigorous
Height
0.6 m
Spread
1 m
Flower type
hermaphrodite

Uses

Edible uses

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Young leaves - cooked[2][4].

Plant part
Leaves

Environment

Range
E. Asia - Japan.
Habitat
Woods in hilly country and foothills all over Japan[8].
Shade tolerance
partial shade
Water
moderate
Hardiness
Zone 7+
Soil textures
sandy, loamy, clay
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe[3]. Use a lime-free compost and keep it moist[3]. Stored seed requires 6 weeks cold stratification and should be sown as early in the year as possible[3]. Germination usually takes place within 3 - 6 months or more at 15°c[3]. 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 spring[7].

Cultivation

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Best grown in partial shade in a moist peaty or woodland soil[1][3]. Plants spread rapidly[6] by means of creeping rhizomes when they are grown in a leafy soil[5].

References

  1. F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00

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  2. Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00

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  3. Bird. R. (Editor) Focus on Plants. Volume 5. (formerly 'Growing from seed') Thompson and Morgan. 1991-00-00

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  4. Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169

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  5. Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Perennials Volumes 1 and 2. Pan Books 1991-00-00 ISBN 0-330-30936-9

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  6. Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-86318-386-7

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  7. Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5

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  8. Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00

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