Eleutherococcus senticosus seed
LATIN NAME: Eleutherococcus senticosus
COMMON NAME: Siberian Ginseng
Siberian ginseng is the tough, spiny, valuable shrub of the cool, northern woods, and it has a long and careful record of use in the traditional practice of the region. The open, many-stemmed shrub carries the spiny, slender stems and the palmate, toothed leaves, and the small, greenish flowers open in the round clusters through the early summer, to be followed by the small, black, berry-like fruits. The roots have a very long record of use in the east, and the plant is a fine, hardy, easy shrub of the cool, moist, shaded garden. It is a plant of the deep, rich, leafy ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Siberian ginseng has a strong and well-documented place in the plant science, and the roots have been studied for a long time for their place in the traditional practice of the east. Researchers have looked at the chemistry of the roots, which have a very long record of use, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the traditional remedies and the valuable shrubs of the northern woods. The spiny stems and the palmate, toothed leaves have also made it a fine garden shrub, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the medicinal shrubs of the cool regions.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Siberian ginseng is grown for the roots and the record of use. The roots have a traditional place in the practice of the east, and they have been gathered and studied for a very long time. In the garden the spiny, many-stemmed shrub is a fine, hardy addition to the cool, shaded border, and the small, black berries are a food for the birds of the season. It has drawn attention in the international botanical and the herbal press for its long history of use, and it is a fine, hardy, easy shrub of the cool, moist, shaded garden.
Siberian ginseng is a tough, hardy shrub of the cool regions, and it takes the cold winters of the north well. The spiny stems and the palmate leaves give it a fine, bold look, and the small, black berries are a food for the birds of the season.
In the right spot the Siberian ginseng is a fine, dependable, long-lived shrub, and it asks for very little beyond the cool, moist, shaded ground. The spiny stems and the palmate leaves give the plant a fine, bold look through the season.
The Siberian ginseng is a fine, hardy, dependable shrub of the cool, northern garden, and it takes the cold winters and the ordinary, leafy ground well. The spiny stems and the palmate, toothed leaves give the plant a fine, bold, tough look through the season, and the small, black berries are a food for the birds.
To grow the Siberian ginseng from seed, let the small, dark seeds stand in warm water for a day, then sow them at a shallow depth in pots of moist, free-draining soil, keep them in a bright, sheltered spot and water gently. The seedlings come up steadily and grow on slowly at first. Give them a cool, moist, shaded spot with the deep, rich, leafy soil, and the spiny stems and the palmate leaves will be there in a few seasons.
NAME: Siberian Ginseng
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Ci Wu Jia / Eleuthero / Devil’s Shrub / Touch Me Not
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eleutherococcus Senticosus
COLOR: Purple or Yellow Flowers / Dark Blue Berries
PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify
BLOOM TIME: July
HARVEST: Ornamental Fall Berries
HARDINESS ZONE: 3 – 8
PLANT HEIGHT: 5 – 6′
PLANT SPACING: 5 – 6′
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun – Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
OTHER: Siberian Ginseng is a small shrub native to NE Asia. It has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine, & is still used today. It is not actually a true Ginseng, but is called Ginseng because of it’s similar properties. The shrub are very cold hardy, & can grow in sandy, poor, or clay soils. The branches have thorns. Bees pollinate the summer flowers, turning them into 1/2” dark blue ornamental fall berries.