21+ Edgeworthia Gardneri

The other species the evergreen e. Edgeworthia gardneri is an evergreen shrub growing to 2 m 6ft 7in.

Medicinal Plants Edgeworthia Gardneri

Edgeworthia gardneri

Edgeworthia chrysantha commonly called paperbush or edgeworthia is a deciduous suckering shrub that typically grows to 4 6 tall and as wide. Short stalked lanceolate oblong dark green leaves to 3 5 long and 2 wide are crowded near the branch ends. Edgeworthia gardneri is planted as an ornamental.

Edgeworthia flowers exude a sweet fragrance similar to daphne further enhancing their sunny disposition. In the borong polok paper making unit pmu in south sikkim the argali paper is made from the bark of this plant into a lightweight chlorine free paper. This species is said to be the best of the various species that are used to make hand made paper in the himalayas.

Chrysantha is a bushy deciduous shrub with very flexible shoots bearing rounded inflorescences 5cm across composed of numerous small lightly fragrant yellow flowers opening. Aim of this study to evaluate the anti adipogenesis effect of ethyl acetate extract of the flower of e. During the time that edgeworthia is not flowering it still impresses with lush long green tropical looking leaves.

Citation needed references edit. The flower of edgeworthia gardneri traditionally called lvluohua in china is mainly produced in the cold regions of tibet. It is in leaf all year in flower from february to april.

Sweetly scented too which is not surprising because it is a close relative of the daphnes but because it does not mass flower it lacks the fragrant oomph of its cousins. The scented golden orb of edgeworthia gardneri this plant has a very curious flower head fully rounded golden pompoms of tightly packed almost waxy flowers. There is a bit of yellow fall color nothing to write home about in autumn.

Medicinal Plants Edgeworthia Gardneri