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==News About Ginseng== | ==News About Ginseng== | ||
'''When Does the Ginseng Plant Flower?''' | |||
*Source:http://homeguides.sfgate.com/ginseng-plant-flower-73629.html | |||
:By Sarah Moore | |||
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is a cousin to the famous Korean ginseng, which grows in China, Russia, Korea and Japan. American ginseng is similar, and is grown in America as an herb as well as a shade garden plant. It is not a difficult plant to grow and rewards the gardener with showy red berries in fall. | |||
:Identification | |||
Native to eastern North America, American ginseng thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8. Due to overharvesting in the 1970s, it is considered an endangered species and cannot be picked in the wild. The plant grows 10 to 15 inches tall, has an erect habit and produces three leaves on each stalk. Leaves are compound with three- to five-toothed, pinnate leaflets. | |||
:Flowers | |||
American ginseng produces a single flower stalk on which grow a cluster of small greenish-yellow or greenish-white flowers. Each stalk can have as many as 50 flowers on it; and because ginseng plants are self-fertile, both the female stigma and male stamen are apparent on each flower. Flowers require insects for pollination, and develop small, bright red berries the size of peas once fertilized. | |||
Bloom Time | |||
The ginseng plant blooms in midsummer, usually in June or July, and produces berries that ripen to a deep red by August or September. Each berry contains two small seeds. Ginseng does not flower and fruit every year, however. Generally plants do not produce flowers until somewhere between their second and fourth years, and often do not produce mature fruit until their fifth year. | |||
:Culture | |||
Ginseng prefers moist growing conditions in partial or full shade. It enjoys fertile and organically rich soil, and does not appreciate when its roots get dry. Its adaptation to low light makes it the perfect plant for a shade garden, as well as woodland gardens or native plant areas. You can also grow it in an herb garden for its herbal properties. Its rather plain appearance makes it a poor choice for an ornamental. | |||
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'''Korean Ginseng: How Much Do You Need Daily?''' | '''Korean Ginseng: How Much Do You Need Daily?''' | ||
*Source:http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/korean-ginseng-much-need-daily-10548.html | *Source:http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/korean-ginseng-much-need-daily-10548.html | ||