Notopterygium incisum Seeds | Incised Notopterygium
LATIN NAME: Notopterygium incisum
COMMON NAME: Incised Notopterygium
Plant Profile
A distinctive member of its genus, Incised Notopterygium (Notopterygium incisum) is an upright, perennial in the carrot family. Incised notopterygium stands with broad, lobed leaves and flat, white umbels above stout stems, and the whole plant carries the neat, quiet look of the meadow edge. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. These traits together are what have kept the plant in gardens for so long.
Science & Biotechnology
The species features in the wider study of the carrot family, and its traits make it a useful subject for work on germination biology, cultivation and ornamental selection. Modern propagation practice has made this species straightforward to raise by ordinary good methods.
Uses & Benefits
Incised Notopterygium brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. It is a quiet, useful herb of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. Notopterygium seeds start easily in a fine, gritty compost on an open shelf. Young plants are undemanding once they root, and they enjoy deep, rich, moist ground of open garden and a position in cool border. Once it has settled, the workload drops to almost nothing.
Qiang Huo, notopterygium root, is a major Chinese exterior-releasing herb for wind-cold colds and damp joint discomfort; its coumarins, such as notopterol, are the studied quality markers.
Growing from Seed
Starting Incised Notopterygium from seed is simple and satisfying. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. Move strong seedlings into individual pots, keep them in good light, and set them out when the weather and their size agree.
Our Take
Given the right start, Incised Notopterygium is a long-term garden companion. Careful watering early on is rewarded by toughness at maturity.
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