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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Aralia cordata is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.8 m (6ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. 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
A. edulis. A. nutans.
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Root Shoots Stem
Edible Uses:
Young branched shoots - cooked or raw[2, 46, 61, 105, 177, 279]. They can be up to 1.5 metres long and have a mild and agreeable flavour[116]. They are usually blanched and are crisp and tender with a unique lemon-like flavour[183]. They can be sliced and added to salads, soups etc[206]. The shoots contain about 1.1% protein, 0.42% fat, 0.8% soluble carbohydrate, 0.55% ash[179]. Root - cooked[22, 105, 177]. Used like scorzonera[2].
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Composition
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Shoots (Fresh weight)
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- 0 Calories per 100g
- Water : 0%
- Protein: 1.1g; Fat: 0.42g; Carbohydrate: 0.8g; Fibre: 0g; Ash: 0.55g;
- Minerals - Calcium: 0mg; Phosphorus: 0mg; Iron: 0mg; Magnesium: 0mg; Sodium: 0mg; Potassium: 0mg; Zinc: 0mg;
- Vitamins - A: 0mg; Thiamine (B1): 0mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0mg; Niacin: 0mg; B6: 0mg; C: 0mg;
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Medicinal Uses
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Analgesic Antiinflammatory Carminative Diuretic Febrifuge Stimulant Stomachic Tonic
The root is sometimes used in China as a substitute for ginseng (Panax species)[218]. It is said to be analgesic, antiinflammatory, carminative, diuretic, febrifuge, stimulant, stomachic and tonic[218, 279]. The root contains an essential oil, saponins, sesquiterpenes and diterpene acids[279]. It is used in Korea to treat the common cold and migraines[279].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Prefers a good deep loam and a semi-shady position[1, 134]. Requires a sheltered position[1]. Plants are hardier when grown in poorer soils[200]. Tolerates a pH in the range 5.0 to 7.4. Dormant plants are hardy to about -25°c[187]. The young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun[K]. This is a commonly cultivated food crop in Japan, where it is grown for its edible shoots. There are several named varieties[2, 46, 58, 116]. The plant is heat tolerant in zones 9 through 6. (Plant Hardiness Zones show how well plants withstand cold winter temperatures.
Plant Heat Zones show when plants would start suffering from the heat.
The Plant Heat Zone map is based on the number of "heat days" experienced in a given area where the temperature climbs to over 86 degrees F (30°C).
At this temperature, many plants begin to suffer physiological damage. Heat Zones range from 1 (no heat days) to 12 (210 or more heat days).
For example Heat Zone. 11-1 indicates that the plant is heat tolerant in zones 11 through 1.) For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 3 - 5 months of cold stratification. Germination usually takes place within 1 - 4 months at 20°c[134]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse for at least their first winter. Once the plants are 25cm or more tall, they can be planted out into their permanent positions, late spring or early summer being the best time to do this. Root cuttings 8cm long, December in a cold frame[11, 78]. Store the roots upside down in sand and pot up in March/April. High percentage[78]. Division of suckers in late winter[11]. Very easy, the suckers can be planted out direct into their permanent positions if required.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Cimakina, Japanese Spikenard, Mountain asparagus, Oudo, Tu dang gui, Udo, Japanese asparagus [1-4].
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Gyeongsangbuk-do (Ulleung-do), Hokkaidô, Honshu, Korea, Kyushu, Shikoku, South,Japan.
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
Aralia chinensis | Chinese Angelica Tree, Pumila Spirea, Chinese Astilbe | Shrub | 3.5 |
4-8
| M | LMH | FS | M | 2 | 2 | |
Aralia continentalis | Manchurian Spikenard | Perennial | 2.0 |
7-10
| | LMH | FS | M | 2 | 0 | |
Aralia elata | Japanese Angelica Tree, Angelica Tree | Tree | 6.0 |
4-9
| M | LMH | SN | M | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Aralia hispida | Bristly Sarsaparilla | Shrub | 1.0 |
3-7
| | LMH | SN | DM | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Aralia mandschurica | Manchurian Angelica Tree | Shrub | 3.5 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 2 | |
Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Perennial | 0.4 |
4-8
| | LMH | FS | M | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Aralia racemosa | American Spikenard | Perennial | 1.8 |
4-8
| | LMH | FS | M | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Aralia schmidtii | Sakhalin Spikenard | Perennial | 3.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | FS | M | 2 | 0 | |
Aralia spinosa | Hercule's Club, Aralia spinosa, American Angelica Tree, Hercules' Club, Devil's Walking Stick | Tree | 9.0 |
5-9
| S | LMH | FS | M | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Eleutherococcus chiisanensis | | Shrub | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 0 | |
Eleutherococcus divaricatus | | Shrub | 3.5 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 0 | |
Eleutherococcus gracylistylus | Wu Jia Pi | Shrub | 3.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 3 | |
Eleutherococcus innovans | Taka-No-Tsume | Tree | 6.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 1 | 0 | |
Eleutherococcus japonicus | | Shrub | 3.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
Eleutherococcus senticosus | Siberian Ginseng | Shrub | 2.0 |
3-7
| S | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 5 | |
Eleutherococcus seoulensis | | Shrub | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus | | Shrub | 4.5 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 3 | |
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus | Ukogi, Five Leafed Aralia | Shrub | 3.0 |
4-8
| S | LMH | SN | M | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Eleutherococcus spinosus | | Shrub | 3.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Eleutherococcus trifoliatus | | Shrub | 6.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 1 | |
Hedera helix | Ivy, English ivy, Algerian ivy, Baltic Ivy, Common Ivy | Climber | 15.0 |
5-11
| M | LMH | FSN | MWe | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Hedera nepalensis | Nepal Ivy | Climber | 15.0 |
7-10
| M | LMH | FSN | MWe | 0 | 2 | |
Kalopanax sciadophylloides | | Tree | 0.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
Kalopanax septemlobus | Tree Aralia, Castor aralia | Tree | 25.0 |
4-8
| S | LMH | SN | M | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Kirkophytum lyallii | | Perennial | 0.2 |
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| | LMH | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
Oplopanax horridus | Devil's Club | Shrub | 2.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | FS | M | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Panax ginseng | Ginseng, Chinese ginseng | Perennial | 0.8 |
5-9
| | LMH | FS | M | 2 | 5 | |
Panax japonicus | Japanese Ginseng | Perennial | 0.6 |
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| | LMH | FS | M | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Panax pseudoginseng | Ginseng, Japanese ginseng | Perennial | 1.0 |
5-9
| S | LMH | FS | M | 1 | 3 | |
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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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