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Coptis chinensis
Coptis chinensis is a small perennial woodland herb from China grown mainly for its bitter yellow rhizome, used in traditional medicine. It thrives in cool, moist, shaded conditions with humus-rich soil.
Coptis chinensis, the Chinese goldthread, is a species of goldthread flowering plant native to China.
Japanese Goldthread · Indian Goldthread · Threeleaf goldthread · Goldthread
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coptis chinensis 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.
