Zhi-mu (Anemarrhena asphodeloides) packet of 20 seeds
$3.95
Family: Lily (Liliaceae)
Hardy to Zones 3 to 8
(Know Mother Root) Herbaceous perennial monocot native to China and Mongolia, flowering in upright spikes, fragrant, variable colors from pink to brownish-purple, to a height of 3 feet. The leaves are grasslike. It is the weighty rhizome that is used in TCM: one of the herbs that purges heat, used in treating staph infections, fever, bronchitis, pneumonia. Source of steroidal saponins. The plant prefers a part shade exposure with rich, slightly acidic, moist soil. The seeds may be sown in spring. They are light-dependent and should be pressed into the surface of a rich potting soil, kept warm and moist until germination, which takes about 2 weeks. Space plants 8 inches apart.
20 seeds per packet, open-pollinated, untreated, NO GMO’s
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