Herb latin name: Lespedeza buergeri


Family: Leguminosae



Edible parts of Lespedeza buergeri:

Young leaves and plant tops - cooked.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
150 cm
(5 feet)

Flowering:
July to
August

Habitat of the herb:

Rocky places by rivers in mountains, C. and S. Japan. Mountain slopes, forests, roadsides and ditches below 1500 metres in China.

Propagation of Lespedeza buergeri:

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 the herb:

Rocky places by rivers in mountains, C. and S. Japan. Mountain slopes, forests, roadsides and ditches below 1500 metres in China.

Medicinal use of Lespedeza buergeri:

None known

Known hazards of Lespedeza buergeri:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.