Łódź, Botanical Garden

Native to east Asia, including China, Korea, the Philippines and Japan. Herbal plant - the plant contains the anticancer compound dulcitol; the plant is used in gynaecological applications. Useful plant - a good evergreen ground cover plant; plants can be grown as a low hedge, the varieties 'Emerald and Gold' and 'Variegatus' are normally used, they are very tolerant of clipping.