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Arching Bushweed

Flueggea suffruticosa

Also called Suffrutescent Securinega

Arching Bushweed
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0

Arching bushweed is a deciduous shrub from East Asia, grown in gardens and used in traditional Chinese medicine. It tolerates a range of conditions and is easy to keep in well-drained soil.

Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil or loam.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates winter cold of about -10 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Temp. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Flueggea suffruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a deciduous shrub that is native to East Asia. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name yī yè qiū (Chinese: 一叶秋).

Other Flueggea plants

Common bushweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Flueggea suffruticosa 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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