Tetrapanax papyrifer Seeds | Rice-paper Plant
LATIN NAME: Tetrapanax papyrifer
COMMON NAME: Rice-Paper Plant
Plant Profile
Tetrapanax papyrifer, better known as Rice-Paper Plant, is a fast-growing, evergreen shrub in the ivy family. Rice-paper plant holds huge, deeply lobed leaves on stout, upright stems, creamy flower clusters above them, and the whole plant carries the bold, tropical look of the sheltered garden. It is a plant of sheltered, half-shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. Each of these traits is modest on its own; together they make a garden-worthy plant.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the ivy family regularly include Tetrapanax papyrifer in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. Little about its garden performance is mysterious; it has been grown and observed for a very long time.
Uses & Benefits
Rice-Paper Plant brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. Rice-paper plant is a bold, useful plant of sheltered garden and study collection. It is a bold, useful plant of sheltered, half-shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. Rice-paper plant seeds like a fine, gritty mix kept steadily moist in a warm, bright spot. It establishes readily and then requires nothing out of the ordinary.
Like the best garden herbs, it rewards growers twice: once in the garden with scent and pollinators, and again in the home as a traditional household herb.
Growing from Seed
Rice-Paper Plant grows readily from seed. Sow thinly on the surface of a loose, well-drained seed compost, cover lightly, water in gently and keep the tray in a sunny spot with even moisture. 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
Rice-Paper Plant has real presence in the garden without demanding much in return. Moisture matters most while plants are young; established plants cope with far more.
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