Persicaria orientalis
(L.) Spach
Prince’s Feathers, Prince’s Plume
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked as a pot herb and are eaten as a famine food in China, where they are also sold in markets.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate plant. It grows at the edges of swamps. It grows in wetlands. It can survive a dry season. It grows at low altitudes. It suits hardiness zones 8-10. In Yunnan.
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central Asia, China, East Africa, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Manchuria, Myanmar, North America, Northeastern India, Pacific, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Tajikistan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A herb which can grow each year from seed or keeps growing from year to year. It can grow in water or on land. It grows 1-2 m high and spreads 1-2 m wide. Young growth is very hairy. The stems are robust and finely hairy. The stem is 1-1.5 cm thick but slender in the upper part. It is often covered with grey hairs. The leaves are 6-25 cm long by 3.5-12 cm wide. They are oval and taper to the tip and have stalks. They are green and hairy on both surfaces. The flower spikes have 3-6 flowers and are 2-8 cm long and drooping. They occur in clusters at the ends of branches at the top of the plant. The flowers are 0.4 cm long and pink. The fruit is a small brown nut.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Persicaria orientalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, known as kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate and princess-feather. It was first described, as Polygonum orientale, by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It was transferred to the genus Persicaria by Édouard Spach in 1841. Its native distribution is unclear. As of April 2023, Kew's Plants of The World Online lists its native distribution as ranging from the Russian far east to Indochina, Malesia and Australia. It is widely cultivated and naturalized.
Other Information
The leaves are eaten as a famine food in China. The leaves are sold in markets.
Notes
There are about 75 Persicaria species. It can irritate the skin.
Names & Synonyms
Bara pani mirich, Bon kunhiar, Bon kuhiyar, Hong liao, Hongthao, Jalynoh, Kiss-me-over-the-garden gate, Nghe ba, Nghe dong, Oriental pepper, Oriental persicary, Princess-Feather, Red knotweed, Shuihonghuazi, Taktir oing, Yellang
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