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Chinese Thoroughwax

Bupleurum falcatum

Also called Sickle-leaf Hare's Ear, Sickle Leaved Hare's Ear

Chinese Thoroughwax
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0

Bupleurum falcatum is a perennial herb in the carrot family (Apiaceae) with sickle-shaped leaves and yellow flowers, native to Europe and the Caucasus. It is mainly grown as a garden or medicinal herb in sunny, well-drained spots.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil, loam or lime-rich ground.
Temperature
10–25 °C; hardy to around -20 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe to Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Bupleurum falcatum, the sickle-leaved hare's-ear, sickle hare's ear or sickle-leaf hare's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.

It is found in Europe and the Caucasus.

Other Bupleurum plants

Lanceleaf thorow wax · Red Thorowax · Thorow Wax

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bupleurum falcatum 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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