Japanese Moonwort

Japanese Moonwort (Schizocodon) - S. soldanelloides was introduced by Captain Torrens, who in 1891 found the plants growing beside sulphur springs in the mountains of Japan, and, after carrying them hundreds of miles, succeeded at last in bringing home three or four living plants. The flowers of the Schizocodon are like those of a large Soldanella, prettily fringed, deep rose in the centre, passing into blush or almost white towards the edges. It requires much the same treatment as Shortia, thriving in well-drained sandy loam and peat, in cool and moist but not wet or shady places. Partial shade allows a finer development of the rich crimson leaf-tints in autumn. Captain Torrens says:—"The plant I found in an overhanging bank surrounded by moss and moisture. Since I brought it home I have kept it in a pot with peat and sand. It is a hardy plant, and I have had it out two winters in a cold frame, and it seems to have stood the climate well."

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