Houttuynia cordata

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Primarily grown as a ground cover in moist to wet areas, Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' is a wide-spreading perennial with aromatic green leaves (when bruised), beautifully variegated with shades of red, pink, yellow or cream which contrast the bright red stems. Tiny, inconspicuous white flowers appear in late spring to early summer. This plant spreads invasively by rhizomes and may need to be restrained. Great as ground cover near ponds, bog gardens or moist borders.

Polska wersja PLANT PROFILE Houttuynia cordata is a creepy parennial from south east Asia where it is popular vegetable, spice and medicine. Its variegated form called Chameleon Plant is popular in many regions of the world. And while many people from west, complain about how invasive this beautifull ground cover is in their gardens. People from Asia are enjoing its taste and health benefits just like those of its green-leaved sister. It is important herb in many tradicional medicine systems…

The native range of this species is Himalaya to Temp. E. Asia and Indo-China. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

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Fish Mint/Chinese Lizard Tail (Houttuynia cordata)，鱼腥草。This herb is used as an ornamental aquatic plant in Australia, but in its hometown Asia, it is a very popular vegetable and herbal medicine, especially in SW China.

This is a bog post on growing and harvesting Houttuynia cordata. It is also known as Vietnamese fish mint or Chameleon plant. It is winter hardy and it is edible although the taste may not be palatable to some. Some say it has a similar taste too of coriander except that it is a lot […]

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