Heteropappus hispidus - (Thunb.)Lessine.
(Thunb.)Lessine.
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Mason Brock
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Mason Brock
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Mason Brock
Description
Heteropappus hispidus is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Young leaves - cooked.
Distribution
E. Asia - Japan, Formosa and Manchuria.
Where It Grows
TEMPERATE ASIA: Mongolia, Russian Federation (Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur), China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng (north), Zhejiang Sheng), Korea, Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Taiwan
Cultivation
Thrives in a rich fertile moisture-retentive soil in full sun.
Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer of the following year. Division in spring.
