Elatostema umbellatum – Dents de Kyoto potted plant – pre order for delivery by 31st August
£6.50
SUPPLIED AS A PLANT IN A 1L POT
A hardy herbaceous perennial, non-stinging nettle which is eaten as a wild vegetable in Japan. Forms a good ground cover and likes damp shady conditions. This item will be shipped between the 22nd July and 31st August, please let us know if you are away by adding a note to your order.
35 in stock
Description
Elatostema umbellatum – Dents de Kyoto is a non stinging member of the Urticaceae family and is eaten as a wild vegetable in Japan. Its name Dents de Kyoto comes from the fact that the leaves have more pronounced ‘teeth’ than its relatives. It is a hardy herbaceous perennial and grows best in most soil in full or part shade and will slowly make a groundcover by dropping small bulbils on the ground where they will sprout to form new plants. The bulbils develop following on from small white flowers at the leaf axils. As the plants die back in winter, the purple bulbils are the part that remain and these will naturally root themselves or you can collect some and pot them up and watch them sprout again in spring. Height 20 to 30 cm. Moist but well-drained, humus rich soil in part to full shade. A lovely edible and ornamental plant. Very useful in a forest garden setting or a damp shady part of your garden.