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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Streptopus streptopoides is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
S. brevipes. Smilacena streptopoides.
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit Leaves Shoots
Edible Uses:
Young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked. A cucumber flavour[172]. Fruit - raw or cooked. A watermelon flavour[172]. The orange-red berries are about 6mm in diameter[270].
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Requires a cool leafy soil in shade or partial shade[200]. Thrives in a moist light soil containing organic matter[1]. Hardy to at least -20°c.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the summer[200]. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as soon as it is received. The seed, especially if it has been stored, can be very slow to germinate, sometimes taking 18 months or more. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a shady part of the greenhouse or cold frame. It will normally take 2 or more growing seasons before the roots are large enough to plant out - this is best done when the plant is dormant in the autumn. Division as the plant comes into growth in early spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame for their first year, planting them out in the following spring.
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(Ledeb.)Frye.&Rigg.
Botanical References
60200270
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