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Berchemia lineata

Berchemia lineata
Photo: Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865; Arnott, George Arnott Walker, 1799-1868, joint author; Beechey, Frederick Willi, No restrictions

Berchemia lineata is a climbing shrub from the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) that grows wild in dry thickets from the Himalaya to northern China and is occasionally grown in gardens. It is best suited to sunny, well-drained spots where it can scramble over supports.

Family
Rhamnaceae (Rhamn family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates poor, rocky ground.
Temperature
Comfortable in mild to warm conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Himalaya to Nansei-shotō
Climate
subtropical

About

Berchemia lineata is a climbing plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It occurs naturally in dry thickets in the rainshadows of the central Asian mountains. B. lineata is found from northern China to Nepal, but is also cultivated in gardens.

Uses

It is a medicinal plant of the Chinese traditional medicine. Berchemia giraldiana is used similarly.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berchemia lineata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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