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Common Name: Red Hailstone

General Information

Thladiantha dubia is a Perennial Climber up to 2.00 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - N.E. China, Korea. Naturalized in C. and S.E. Europe[].

Habitat

Riparian meadows and sandy coasts[]. Forest sides and valleys at elevations of 300 - 1800 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Perennial Climber
Height	2.00 m
Growth Rate	Fast
Pollinators	Insects
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in almost any soil that is well-drained[, ]. Prefers a fertile soil in a sunny but sheltered position[].
Hardy to about -20°c[]. Although the plant is hardy, it grows better on a sunny wall[].
A fast-growing plant, climbing by means of tendrils[]. It grows well on fences etc and can be used as a screen over unsightly objects, though it dies back to the roots each winter[].
The young shoots require protection (the report does not specify from what)[].
Dioecious. Male and female plants must be grown if fruit and seed is required.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. Succulent[, ]. The oblong fruit is about 4cm long and 2.5cm wide[].
Young plant - cooked[, ].
Root[]. No further details are given.

Medicinal

The seed is a cardiac tonic and an astringent[, ].
The root is alterative, cholagogue, diuretic and galactogogue[, ].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse[]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots of fairly rich soil and plant them out after the last expected frosts.
Division of tubers in spring or autumn. The tubers can be harvested in the autumn and stored in a cool frost-free place overwinter then planted out in the spring[].