Stemona tuberosa seed

LATIN NAME: Stemona tuberosa

COMMON NAME: Stemona

The stemona rings the pale, bell-shaped flowers along the climbing stems, the large, heart-shaped leaves between them, and the whole plant carries the fine, curious look of the shaded woodland. The hardy, perennial, twining herb carries the large, ovate, heart-shaped leaves in the whorls or the opposite pairs along the slender, climbing stems, and the pale, greenish-purple, bell-shaped flowers with the four pointed lobes, on the short stalks from the leaf axils, through the early summer, one of the curious, quiet sights of the shaded woodland, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, dry, many-seeded capsules. The clustered, spindle-shaped roots have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, and the plant is a historic presence of the shaded woodland. It is a plant of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The stemona is a historic subject of the plant science, and the clustered roots keep showing up in the work on the twining woodland herbs. The way the pale, greenish-purple, bell-shaped flowers with the four pointed lobes form on the short stalks from the leaf axils has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the twining herbs, the heart-shaped leaves and the members of the stemona family. The clustered roots and the curious habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the stemona is a regular subject of the work on the clustered roots of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The stemona is a curious, useful plant of the shaded woodland and the study collection. The large, ovate, heart-shaped leaves in the whorls or the opposite pairs along the slender, climbing stems carry the curious look of the shaded woodland, one of the curious, quiet sights of the shaded woodland, drawing the bees, and the clustered, spindle-shaped roots have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, the prepared roots coming to the old remedies and the steady practice of the old shops, while the pale, greenish-purple, bell-shaped flowers with the four pointed lobes, on the short stalks from the leaf axils, open through the early summer, to be followed by the small, dry, many-seeded capsules. It is one of the fine choices for the shaded woodland, the climbing screen and the study collection, and it has been written about in the botanical and the scientific papers for the clustered roots and the very long history. It is a curious, useful plant of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The stemona seeds like a leafy, gritty mix in a shaded, cool spot with steady moisture. The young vines are slow but reliable, and they appreciate the deep, rich, moist ground of the woodland border.

To grow the stemona from seed, sow the small, round seeds over the surface of the deep pot of leafy, gritty soil, water gently, then keep the pot in a shaded, cool spot. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the shade and the deep, rich, moist ground, the pale bells will ring along the stems over the years.