Elatostema densiflorum

At a glance

Lifecycle
Annual
Exposure
Partial shade

Cultivation

We have very little information on this species but it should succeed as a spring-sown annual in Britain. It is likely to require a shady position.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ.

Edible uses

Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat

Shaded places in lowland, northern and central Japan.

Native range

E. Asia - Japan.

Same genus