WorldFloraDB - Darmera peltata

Characteristics

Leaves: petiole 20-150 cm; blade (5-)10-60(-90) cm wide. Inflorescences scapose, 30-150 cm, sparsely stipitate-glandular. Flowers: hypanthium saucerlike, 0.5-1 mm; sepals reflexed, rounded to oblong, 2.5-5 mm, apex rounded; petals spreading, broadly elliptic to obovate, unlobed, 5-9 × 4-4.5 mm; stamens 4 mm; styles divergent, 1 mm. Capsules 2, reddish, elliptic, 7-11 mm. Seeds 120-150, 1-1.5 mm. 2n = 34.

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A herb. It has flattened underground stems or rhizomes. It has large leaves that are scalloped along the edge. The flowers are in pink and white heads. These appear before the leaves in spring.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

0.5 - 1.0

Mature height (meter)

1.1 - 1.35

Root system

rhizome

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Among wet rocks, by the banks or in cold mountain streams; at elevations up to 1,800 metres.

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It is a temperate plant. It grows near riverbanks. It grows in hardiness zones 5-9.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The thick leaf stalks are peeled and lightly cooked and eaten. They are also peeled and eaten raw. They are also cooked like asparagus and added to stews and salads.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use	Gynecological Aid (root)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from the creeping rhizome. The can also be grown from seed.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	42
Germination temperacture (C°)	21
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-22
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-