Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis seed

LATIN NAME: Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis

COMMON NAME: Yunnan Paris

The Yunnan paris turns the single whorl of the broad leaves around the bare, upright stem, the curious green flowers above them, and the whole plant stands in the fine, quiet, ancient look of the cool woodland. The upright, perennial herb of the cool mountain woods carries the single whorl of the broad, ovate, pointed leaves with the fine veins around the top of the bare, upright stem, and the single, curious, greenish or yellowish flower with the slender, thread-like petals and the spreading stamens above the whorl through the late spring, one of the quiet, ancient sights of the cool woodland, drawing the small flies, to be followed by the round, greenish capsules with the many round, fleshy, red seeds. The thick rhizomes have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, and the plant is a historic presence of the cool woodland. It is a plant of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Yunnan paris is a historic subject of the plant science, and the thread-like petals keep showing up in the work on the woodland herbs. The way the single, curious, greenish or yellowish flower with the slender, thread-like petals forms above the single whorl of the broad leaves has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the woodland herbs, the veined leaves and the members of the trillium family. The thick rhizomes and the ancient habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the Yunnan paris is a regular subject of the work on the thread-like petals of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Yunnan paris is a quiet, ancient herb of the cool woodland and the study collection. The single whorl of the broad, ovate, pointed leaves with the fine veins around the top of the bare, upright stem carries the ancient look of the cool woodland, one of the quiet, ancient sights of the cool woodland, drawing the small flies, and the thick rhizomes have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, the dried rhizomes coming to the old teas and the prepared remedies of the old shops, while the single, curious, greenish or yellowish flower with the slender, thread-like petals opens above the whorl through the late spring, to be followed by the round, greenish capsules with the many round, fleshy, red seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the cool woodland, the shaded border and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the scientific papers for the thick rhizomes and the very long history. It is a quiet, ancient herb of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The paris seeds need a cool, shaded spot and steady moisture to get going. The young plants are slow but reliable, and they prefer the deep, rich, moist ground of the woodland border.

To grow the Yunnan paris from seed, sow the round, fleshy seeds into the deep pot of fine, gritty soil, a centimetre down, keep the pot in a shaded, cool spot and water gently, then pot the young plants on as they fill the pot. The seedlings come up over the cool season and grow on slowly but steadily. With the shade and the deep, rich, moist ground, the curious flowers will open over the years.