Re: [gardeners] Sarcandra glabra
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 05 May 1998 11:47:05
At 07:56 AM 5/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
>At 03:03 PM 5/3/98 +0000, you wrote:
>>I bought this last fall....now I can't find my notes telling me *why* I
>>bought it. Typical, eh?
>>
>>All I know is that it is a Chinese medicinal. Distribution is throughout
>>China, as well as Cambodia, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines and, Sri
>>Lanka. I *think* it wants damp soil. Have no clue as to sun
>>requirement....I kept it in high shade over the winter.
>>
>>Anybody tell me anything about it? I don't know how big it gets, bloom,
>>etc. Leaves are so-so.
>>
>>Catharine/Atlanta, zone 7b
>>who will one day immediately record all plant purchases she makes with
>>complete notes. (in my dreams)
>>
>Don't see it in my references, Catharine. If you don't find anything, ask
>me again in about a week. My friend the herbalist who has a better
>medicinal lib than mine has the flu. I'll ask her after she recovers.
>Best, Margaret
>>
I checked all six of my herb books and found only one reference to a glabra
and that was for licorice. There is a medicinal herb list but I can't
remember the address at the moment. I tried it about a year ago and found
it full of contention and argument.
George