Leibnitzia anandria - (L.)Turcz.
(L.)Turcz.
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Description
Leibnitzia anandria is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3. It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. 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 - China, Japan, Siberia.
Where It Grows
TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation (Buryatia (south), Tyva, Respublika, Altay, Krasnoyarsk (south), Chita (south), Irkutsk, Novosibirsk), Russian Federation (Primorye, Amur, Sakhalin), China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Taiwan
Cultivation
Succeeds in a well-drained soil in sun or part shade, doing well on a rock garden. This species belongs to a genus where all the plants have spring and autumn-flowering forms. The autumn form usually has larger leaves and is quite different from the spring form.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse or cold frame. Only just cover the seed. 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.
