Clausena lansium Seeds | (wampee)
LATIN NAME: Clausena lansium
COMMON NAME: Wampee
Plant Profile
Clausena lansium, better known as Wampee, is an evergreen tree in the rue family. Wampee is small, golden fruit of warm garden, and fragrant, white flowers open in loose clusters through late winter. It is a tree of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground. Pollinating insects take to the flowers at once, adding a little wildlife interest to its garden value. Together these qualities explain its long-standing appeal to gardeners.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the rue family regularly include Clausena lansium in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. Species like this one find a second career as research material, especially in propagation and breeding work.
Uses & Benefits
Wampee brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. Wampee is a fine, historic tree of warm orchard and fruit garden. It is a fine, historic tree of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden. Give young tree a sheltered, warm corner and a little mulch in dry season. Once it has its roots down, it more or less looks after itself.
Wampee is a tangy southern-Chinese fruit eaten fresh and candied, with folk records for digestion; its leaves yield an aromatic oil.
Growing from Seed
Starting Wampee from seed is simple and satisfying. Broadcast the seed thinly over a fine, free-draining compost, sieve a little more compost on top, and water with a fine rose. When the young plants are big enough to handle, space them into pots or a nursery row and let them size up before their final move.
Our Take
Wampee repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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