American ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
perennial0.5×0.3 mzone 4–7full shade
Profile
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Habit
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Spread
- 0.3 m
- Growth
- very slow
- Lifespan
- 20 years
- First yield
- after 3 years
- Hardiness
- zone 4–7
- Shade tolerance
- full shade
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 5 – 6.5
nectar source
Uses
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