Characteristics
An onion family herb. It grows 20-30 cm tall. It has a strong garlic like odour. The bulb is surrounded by a net like coating. The flowers are white.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.4 - 0.45
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Forests, shady and moist slopes, pastures and streamsides at elevations from 600-2,500 metres in China.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The leaves are used for flavouring. They are boiled and used as a tea drink. They are pickled and also used in soups.
Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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