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Desmodium oxyphyllum (1 Page of 5) The Desmodium oxyphyllum plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Himalayas. It is a member of the Leguminosae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as D. japonicum. Miq. pro parte. D. racemosum. (Thunb.)DC. D. thunbergii. pro parte. Hedysarum racemosum. Non Aubl. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Desmodium oxyphyllum Family: Leguminosae Author: DC. Known Hazards: None known Mature Height: 1.2 Mature Width: Habitat: Woods and thickets throughout Japan[58]. Oak groves and shrubby thickets, gravelly soils of mountain slopes[74].
Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a greenhouse. Scarify and pre-soak stored seed for 5 hours in warm water then sow March in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates within 1 - 4 months at 25°c. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer and consider giving them some protection from frost in their first winter outdoors.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood with a heel, July/August in a frame.
Division as the plant comes into growth in the spring. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Root cuttings in winter.
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