Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −34.4 °C
Cultivation
Succeeds in an open loamy soil. A very cold resistant plant. A very ornamental plant. This species is closely related to E. divaricatus.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse for at least the first winter. Plant out in late spring or early summer. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of ripe wood of the current season's growth, 15 - 30cm long in a cold frame. Root cuttings in late winter. Division of suckers in the dormant season.
Edible uses
Young leaves - raw or cooked and used as a vegetable. Old leaves are dried and used as a tea substitute. A wine is made from the bark. It is highly fancied by the Chinese. It is probably used mainly for medicinal purposes[K].
Medicinal uses
The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides.
Habitat
Moist woods, wooded riverbanks, forest edges and clearings.
Native range
E. Asia - China, Korea, Manchuria.