Gnaphalium japonicum
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil. Useful as an edging plant, especially on poor soils.
Propagation
Seed - sow late spring in situ and only just cover the seed.
Edible uses
Young leaves - cooked. A famine food, used when all else fails.
Medicinal uses
The plant is expectorant.
Habitat
Sunny places in lowland and mountains, C. and S. Japan.
Native range
E. Asia - Japan.