Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Lyonia Nutt. [347]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Ericaceae

family_ja: ツツジ

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distribution_en: E. & SE.Asia, E. N.America

description_en: Genus of approximately 35 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, some-times small trees, from the Himalayas, E. Asia, USA, Mexico, and the Antilles, generally occurring in woodland. They have simple, glossy, leathery leaves, borne alternately, and are cultivated for their dense, axillary racemes or clusters of often urn-shaped, sometimes bell-shaped, ovoid, or cylindrical flowers, borne on the previous year’s shoots. Suitable for a woodland garden or peat garden .

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers outdoors in autumn. Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer. Layer in spring.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: ネジキ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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