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Angelica longiradiata var. longiradiata ("Tsukushizeri")

Japanese name: ツクシゼリ (筑紫芹)
Scientific name: Angelica longiradiata var. longiradiata

[Overview]
A perennial up to 40 cm tall, growing in the mountains.
The stem is erect, slightly branched, and sometimes hairy.
The leaves are alternate, 2–3 times ternately pinnately compound, thick, and the leaflets are finely and deeply cut.
The leaf stalk is swollen like a bag.
Compound umbels at the stem tips bear many small white 5-petaled flowers.
The inflorescence has no involucral bracts, and the several bractlets are linear.
The fruit is an oblong mericarp.

[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It prefers sunny, well-drained places.
Water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
Fertilizer is not particularly needed if a base fertilizer is applied.
There are no particular pests or diseases.

Details

Names
Japanese: ツクシゼリ(筑紫芹)
Life form
Perennial
Habit
Terrestrial
Planting (or sowing) season
April, May, October, November
Flowering season
August, September, October
Distribution or origin
Japan (Honshu: Okayama, Kyushu)
Height
400 mm
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Inflorescence
Compound umbel
Number of petals
5
Flower color
White
Leaf color
Green
Form sold
Seedlings
Propagation
Seed
Sun exposure
Full sun
Water needs
Moderate
Soil needs
Required
Suitable uses
Potted plant
Designated plants
Endemic to Japan

Translated from our Japanese encyclopedia. If anything differs, the Japanese page is correct.

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