{"product_id":"ban-xia-dreizahlige-pinellie-pinellia-ternata","title":"Ban Xia\/Crowdipper (Pinellia ternata)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eAre you looking for a small, fascinating rarity for your shade garden or balcony? Pinellia ternata is a true botanical curiosity. With its unusual flower shape and ingenious way of self-propagation, it's sure to attract attention – and it's absolutely easy to care for and even winter-hardy!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 7cm pots with several young tubers. Currently still dormant.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth \u0026amp; Appearance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLifespan:\u003c\/b\u003e Perennial, tuber-forming, and winter-hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHeight:\u003c\/b\u003e Stays nicely compact at about 15 to 30 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabit:\u003c\/b\u003e Delicate growth. The fresh green leaves are characteristically trifoliate (hence the name \"ternata\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBloom:\u003c\/b\u003e From May to July, it displays the typical arum-family flower: a green spathe enclosing a spadix. The absolute highlight is the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"195\"\u003edelicate, whip-like appendage of the spadix, which extends far out of the flower like a fine thread!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/b\u003e Its original home is in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea). There, it prefers to grow at forest edges, in bushes, and in meadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIngredients (IMPORTANT WARNING)\u003c\/b\u003e Like almost all arum plants, the plant contains sharp \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"139\"\u003ecalcium oxalate crystals\u003c\/b\u003e in all its parts (especially in the tuber). The plant is \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"196\"\u003etoxic\u003c\/b\u003e when raw and strongly irritates mucous membranes. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"237\"\u003eConsumption or self-medication is absolutely forbidden!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUsage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIn the garden:\u003c\/b\u003e A fantastic and rare ornamental plant for shady beds, woodland edges, or container cultivation. Perfect for collectors of exotic aroids (arum plants).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIn medicine (TCM):\u003c\/b\u003e In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the tuber, known as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"96\"\u003e\"Ban Xia,\"\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most important medicinal plants. It is extensively pre-treated with ginger and alum to neutralize its toxicity, and then used as a strong remedy for nausea, coughs, and phlegm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/b\u003e The Chinese name \"Ban Xia\" translates to \"Half Summer\" or \"Mid-Summer.\" It refers to the fact that in its Asian homeland, the tubers are traditionally harvested precisely in mid-summer (around the summer solstice), as they then have the highest concentration of active ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCuriosity (The plant that clones itself!)\u003c\/b\u003e Pinellia has developed an ingenious survival trick: it forms tiny, spherical \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"206\"\u003ebulbils\u003c\/b\u003e on its leaf petioles (often exactly where the three leaflets divide). As soon as the leaf withers and falls to the ground in autumn, entirely new, independent plants grow from these tiny bulbils the following spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLocation, Care \u0026amp; Other Important Things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Partial shade to shade. No direct midday sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSoil:\u003c\/b\u003e Humus-rich, loose, and well-draining (waterlogging will cause the tuber to rot).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCare \u0026amp; Wintering:\u003c\/b\u003e Absolutely undemanding. In autumn, the plant completely retracts its leaves and overwinters as an invisible tuber in the soil. It is well winter-hardy in our latitudes. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"193\"\u003eTip: Mark the spot in the bed so you don't accidentally dig up the small tuber during autumn garden work!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17,3,0\"\u003eIt can be grown very well in a pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pflanzenwelten-heinek.de\/products\/pinellia-ternata-atropurpurea-ban-xia-dreizaehlige-pinellie?variant=55519066915201\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"pinellia ternata `atropurpurea`\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here for the red-flowered Pinellia ternata `Atropurpurea`...\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pflanzenwelten Andre Heinek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55464817787265,"sku":null,"price":6.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/6332\/3777\/files\/482987593_652217810888934_8556068254627297135_n.jpg?v=1774377204","url":"https:\/\/pflanzenwelten-heinek.de\/en\/products\/ban-xia-dreizahlige-pinellie-pinellia-ternata","provider":"Pflanzenwelten Andre Heinek ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}