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A wild collection by Crug Farm Plants on the island of Chejudo. Pinkish flowers, unlike the pale yellow of my other plants
and it seems to be denser and more compact in growth. The Crug Farm catalogue says: "From one of our collections gathered in the forests of Chejudõ the island between South Korea and Japan. Where it grew close to a dried riverbed forming a clump of thick perennial rhizomes with yellowish stems to 1m tall, bearing slender almost sessile leaves 40cm long by 7cm wide. With flowers opening lilac-pink from dark yellow buds for us, in late summer at ground level close to the base of the leaf stems. Easily grown in sun to part shade in a moisture retentive but well drained soil, hardy to -23C. Traditionally grown for its edible flower buds and flavoursome shoots, in the Far East." Theodor Cole and Sven Nurnberger say: "a green-leaved cultivar, 'Crug’s Zing', collected on the South Korean island of Jeju by Bleddyn and Sue Wynn- Jones of Crûg Farm Plants, north Wales, is about 1m high, has lilac-pink flowers and rarely sets fruit." |
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| 3rd September 2009 | ||
