Meehania urticifolia
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Partial shade
- Frost limit
- −28.9 °C
Cultivation
Requires partial shade. Hardy to about -15°c. The plant has long stolons, rooting at the nodes, and it spreads rapidly to form a large patch.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division can be carried out at almost any time of the year so long as the plant is not allowed to dry out. Stem cuttings in the spring.
Edible uses
Young leaves - cooked.
Material uses
An attractive ground cover plant for semi-shade.
Habitat
Rich damp deciduous woods in the mountains, S. and S. Japan.
Native range
E. Asia - N.E. China, Japan, Korea.