Herb latin name: Lespedeza cyrtobotrya


Family: Leguminosae



Edible parts of Lespedeza cyrtobotrya:

Young leaves and plant tops - cooked.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
2 m
(6 1/2 foot)

Flowering:
August

Habitat of the herb:

Meadows and grassy places in hills and low mountains, C. and S. Japan. Mountain slopes, thickets and forests below 1500 metres.

Other uses of Lespedeza cyrtobotrya:

The branchlets may be used for making baskets.

Propagation of the herb:

Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow it in spring in a 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 half-ripe wood, 7 - 10cm with a heel, July/August in individual pots in a frame. It can be difficult to get the cuttings through their first winter, it is best to plunge the pots in a bed of ashes in a sheltered border outdoors.

Cultivation of Lespedeza cyrtobotrya:

Meadows and grassy places in hills and low mountains, C. and S. Japan. Mountain slopes, thickets and forests below 1500 metres.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Lespedeza cyrtobotrya:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.