Takane Ruby buckwheat seed (Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby’)
LATIN NAME: Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby’
COMMON NAME: Takane Ruby Buckwheat
The Takane Ruby buckwheat froths the sprays of the pink flowers above the neat, heart-shaped leaves, the whole clump turning rosy through the summer, and the whole plant carrying the fine, cheerful look of the cool rock garden. The hardy, annual herb of the cool gardens carries the neat, heart-shaped, arrow-like leaves along the erect, branched stems, and the small, pink, bell-shaped flowers in the dense, flat-topped clusters through the summer, one of the cheerful, bright sights of the cool rock garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, three-angled, rosy-brown grains. The rosy grains have a very long record as the fine, showy grain of the cool gardens, and the plant is a historic presence of the cool rock garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, light, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Takane Ruby buckwheat is a historic subject of the plant science, and the pink flowers keep showing up in the work on the ornamental grains. The way the small, pink, bell-shaped flowers form in the dense, flat-topped clusters has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the ornamental grains, the heart-shaped leaves and the members of the knotweed family. The rosy grains and the quick habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the Takane Ruby buckwheat is a regular subject of the work on the pink flowers of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Takane Ruby buckwheat is a cheerful, useful plant of the cool rock garden and the study collection. The neat, heart-shaped, arrow-like leaves along the erect, branched stems carry the cheerful look of the cool rock garden, one of the cheerful, bright sights of the cool rock garden, drawing the bees, and the rosy grains have a very long record as the fine, showy grain of the cool gardens, the rosy grains coming to the old mills and the steady practice of the old kitchens, while the small, pink, bell-shaped flowers in the dense, flat-topped clusters open through the summer, to be followed by the small, three-angled, rosy-brown grains. It is one of the fine choices for the cool rock garden, the cutting border and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the culinary papers for the rosy grains and the very long history. It is a cheerful, useful plant of the open, sunny, light, well-drained garden.
The buckwheat seeds grow readily in a rich, loamy mix on a bright sill. The young plants are quick and free-flowering, and they enjoy the light, well-drained ground of the open border.
To grow the Takane Ruby buckwheat from seed, sow the plump, three-angled seeds thinly over the surface of the deep tray of rich, loamy soil, water gently, then keep the tray in a bright, open spot. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast. With the sun and the light, well-drained ground, the rosy froth will cover the clumps over the summer.