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Lysimachia fortunei

a perennial member of the Lysimachia genus in the family Primulaceae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Life cycle
perennial
Height
0.5 m
Spread
0.4 m
Fertility
Self fertile, Insects
Flower type
hermaphrodite
Pollinators
Insects

Uses

Edible uses

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The young plant is edible[2][3]. No more details are given. The leaves are also used as a condiment[7][9][2].

Product or use
Condiment
Plant part
Leaves

Environment

Range
E. Asia - China, Japan.
Habitat
Wet margins of rivers and ponds in the lowland of C. and S. Japan[8]. Wet areas, ditches, banks of rice paddies and roadsides from sea level to 1500 metres[6].
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
light shade
Water
aquatic
Hardiness
Zone 7+
Soil textures
sandy, loamy, clay, heavy clay
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - sow autumn in a cold frame[4]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring or autumn[4]. 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

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An easily grown plant, succeeding in a moist loamy soil[1]. Judging by its native habitat, it should succeed in shallow water. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Most species in this genus seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[5].

References

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

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

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  3. Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre 1977-00-00

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

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  5. Thomas. G. S. Perennial Garden Plants J. M. Dent & Sons, London. 1990-00-00 ISBN 0 460 86048 8

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  6. Flora of China 1994-00-00 http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/

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  7. Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00

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

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  9. Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202

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