Angelica pubescens BSWJ5593
25 seeds per packet.
A Sue and Bleddyn Wynn-Jones collection from Honshu Island, Japan. A perennial species that is rare in cultivation and native to Central and South Japan. It is called Shishiudo in Japan or Du Huo in China where it is used as a medicinal herb. Produces deeply divided leaves and beautiful umbels of white flowers held on tall, purple, slightly pubescent stems in July to September. Fantastic plant for bees and other insects. Height 1 to 2 metres. Moist, well-drained soil in sun to part shade.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Sow upon receipt (best in autumn). Cover seed thinly, press in gently and keep top of compost from drying out. Keep pot outdoors or in cold frame over winter. Seeds germinate in spring.
Alternatively, if seeds can’t be sown in autumn use the following method: mix seeds with damp vermiculite and place inside a ziplock bag, keep bag somewhere warm for 3 weeks, then place in fridge (not freezer) for 8 weeks. Next spread mixture on top of a pot, thinly cover with compost or grit and keep warm at 15 to 20°C until germination, then move to somewhere cooler.
Carefully prick out seedlings when they have developed true leaves and are large enough to transplant to individual pots for growing on.