Deinanthe bifida

At a glance

Lifecycle: Perennial (hardy)
Exposure: Full shade
Frost limit: −17.8 °C

Cultivation

Requires a cool rich well-drained peaty soil with shelter from the wind. A slow-growing plant.

Propagation

Seed - best surface sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse. Surface sow stored seed in early spring. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. When large enough, plant them out in early autumn or in spring. Division in spring.

Edible uses

Young leaves - cooked. Root - cooked.

Habitat

Woods in the mountains.

Native range

E. Asia - C. and S. Japan.