Ligularia japonica
a perennial evergreen member of the Ligularia genus in the family Compositae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Compositae
- Genus
- Ligularia
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Foliage
- evergreen
- Height
- 1.5 m
- Spread
- 1 m
- Fertility
- Insects
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Insects
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - cooked[1][2][3]. Leaf stalks - cooked[1].
- Plant part
- Leaves
- Plant part
- Stem
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
- Habitat
- Mountains in C. and S. Japan[8]. Stream banks, grassland slopes and forest understories at elevations of 600 - 2300 metres in China[7].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 5+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Cultivation
This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.
Prefers a deep moist or even boggy fertile humus-rich soil[5][6]. Succeeds in sun or semi-shade[4]. Plants often wilt on bright windy days[5]. The young growth in spring is very susceptible to damage by slugs and snails[6]. There is possibly some confusion in the reports on this species with Farfugium japonicum[K].
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre 1977-00-00
Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-86318-386-7
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Thomas. G. S. Perennial Garden Plants J. M. Dent & Sons, London. 1990-00-00 ISBN 0 460 86048 8
Flora of China 1994-00-00 http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00