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Poaceae
Manchurian water-rice
Zizania latifolia
Also known as Zizania latifolia, Hydropyrum latifolium, Zizania aquatica var. latifolia, Manchurian wild rice
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Water Rice · Aquatic Grass · Pond Plant · Water Garden · Edible · Marginal Plant · Asian Vegetable · Wild Rice · Wetland · Ornamental Grass
Manchurian water-rice is an aquatic or semi-aquatic grass that grows best at the edges of ponds, streams, or in consistently flooded garden beds with full to partial sun. It is a vigorous spreader in ideal wet conditions, so consider planting in a submerged container to control its spread. The edible young shoots and grain have a long culinary history in East Asia, making this a rewarding choice for water garden enthusiasts interested in edible plants.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Keep roots submerged or soil saturated at all times; ideally grow in shallow water 2-6 inches deep · Continuously moist to standing water; do not allow to dry out
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Amur, Assam, Belarus, Borneo, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East European Russia, Hainan, Hawaii, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Malaya, Manchuria
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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