Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
(also known as Rosy Twisted Stalk, White Mandarin, Liverberry, Watermelon berry)
zones 3-6
30 seeds
Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk is an understory perennial plant native to the forests of North America. While other species of streptopus are found throughout North America, this is the variety known in the Rocky Mountains. It grows primarily in the shade of evergreen forests where soil is moist and wet, often along streams.
Plant grows 2-4 feet high. Small, white flowers hide underneath the leaves from June-July and are replaced by red berries in August-September (one berry per flower).
The species name provides an excellent physical description of the plant: Streptopus, from the Greek, means “twisted foot”, and describes the zigzagging growth habit of the stem. Amplexifolius means “clasping-leaved” and refers to the leaves that completely encircle the stem.
Sow seeds in mid-autumn in prepared garden bed to 1/8 of an inch deep covering with a mixture of peat and well-rotted compost. Seeds germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing over the winter. Alternatively, sow seeds in small individual pots and stratify in garage or other cold place over winter. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds should sprout in the spring. Set pots out after chance of last frost. Keep out of direct sunlight. When seedlings are 4-5 inches tall, plant out in prepared garden area.
Streptopus amplexifolius
(also known as Rosy Twisted Stalk, White Mandarin, Liverberry, Watermelon berry)
zones 3-6
30 seeds
Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk is an understory perennial plant native to the forests of North America. While other species of streptopus are found throughout North America, this is the variety known in the Rocky Mountains. It grows primarily in the shade of evergreen forests where soil is moist and wet, often along streams.
Plant grows 2-4 feet high. Small, white flowers hide underneath the leaves from June-July and are replaced by red berries in August-September (one berry per flower).
The species name provides an excellent physical description of the plant: Streptopus, from the Greek, means “twisted foot”, and describes the zigzagging growth habit of the stem. Amplexifolius means “clasping-leaved” and refers to the leaves that completely encircle the stem.
Sow seeds in mid-autumn in prepared garden bed to 1/8 of an inch deep covering with a mixture of peat and well-rotted compost. Seeds germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing over the winter. Alternatively, sow seeds in small individual pots and stratify in garage or other cold place over winter. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds should sprout in the spring. Set pots out after chance of last frost. Keep out of direct sunlight. When seedlings are 4-5 inches tall, plant out in prepared garden area.
Streptopus amplexifolius
(also known as Rosy Twisted Stalk, White Mandarin, Liverberry, Watermelon berry)
zones 3-6
30 seeds
Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk is an understory perennial plant native to the forests of North America. While other species of streptopus are found throughout North America, this is the variety known in the Rocky Mountains. It grows primarily in the shade of evergreen forests where soil is moist and wet, often along streams.
Plant grows 2-4 feet high. Small, white flowers hide underneath the leaves from June-July and are replaced by red berries in August-September (one berry per flower).
The species name provides an excellent physical description of the plant: Streptopus, from the Greek, means “twisted foot”, and describes the zigzagging growth habit of the stem. Amplexifolius means “clasping-leaved” and refers to the leaves that completely encircle the stem.
Sow seeds in mid-autumn in prepared garden bed to 1/8 of an inch deep covering with a mixture of peat and well-rotted compost. Seeds germinate in the spring after chilling or freezing over the winter. Alternatively, sow seeds in small individual pots and stratify in garage or other cold place over winter. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds should sprout in the spring. Set pots out after chance of last frost. Keep out of direct sunlight. When seedlings are 4-5 inches tall, plant out in prepared garden area.