Disporum cantoniense
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Partial shade
- Frost limit
- −12.2 °C
Cultivation
Best grown in partial shade in a moist peaty or woodland soil. Plants spread rapidly.
Propagation
Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. 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.
Edible uses
Tender leaves and young shoots - cooked. Used as a vegetable.
Medicinal uses
The juice of the roots is used in the treatment of fevers.
Habitat
Cool shady places at elevations of 1100 - 2900 metres in Nepal.
Native range
E. Asia - Himalayas to China.