Holboellia angustifolia
At a glance
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −12.2 °C
Cultivation
Easily grown in any fertile soil in sun or part shade. Not fully hardy in Britain, it is probably hardier than the closely related H. coriacea, tolerating temperatures down to about -15°c. Plants are fast growing. This genus is closely related to Stauntonia spp.
Propagation
Seed - we have no details on this species but suggest sowing the seed as soon as it is ripe if this is possible, otherwise as soon as you obtain it, in a warm greenhouse. 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. Cuttings of softwood. Cuttings of half-ripe wood in late summer or autumn. Layering.
Edible uses
Fruit - raw.
Medicinal uses
The roots and stems are used medicinally. No further information is given.
Habitat
Scrub and gorges, 600 - 1800 metres in W. Hubei. Mixed forest on mountain slopes, edge of forests, hillsides, along valleys and by streams at elevations of 1000 - 2700 metres.
Native range
E. Asia - Himalayas to C. China.