Dichroa febrifuga (Hydrangeaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Dichroa febrifuga
Evergreen shrub
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The Dichroa febrifuga plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas. It is a member of the Hydrangeaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Dichroa febrifuga
Family:  Hydrangeaceae
Author:  Lour.

Known Hazards:  One report says that the plant is toxic but gives no more details[147].

Mature Height:  2   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Shrubberies and damp places[51], often gregarious in clearings of oak forests[146], 900 - 2400 metres, from C. Nepal to China[51].

Cultivation Notes: An easily grown plant, succeeding in an open loamy soil[1]. One report says that this plant is probably not hardy in Britain[11] whilst another report says that the forms in cultivation are only fully hardy in S. Cornwall[1]. This same report goes on to say that those forms probably do not belong to D. febrifuga in the strict sense[1]. This plant is cultivated in Russia as an anti-malarial herb[240].

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