enn ial ▁species ▁that ▁grow ▁in ▁me adows ▁and ▁pra i ries ▁in ▁Asia , ▁Europe , ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁P uls at illa ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁“ pas akh ”, ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁word ▁for ▁Pass over . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua ▁is ▁native ▁Eastern ▁Asia ▁including ▁Korea , ▁Japan , ▁north - east ▁China , ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁far - east ▁Russia . ▁This ▁plant ▁is ▁commonly ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁low ▁mountains ▁of ▁Japan ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁grass y ▁s lop es ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁China . ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua ▁pre fers ▁mo ist ▁soil , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁lower ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁or ▁on ▁s lop es . ▁The ▁soil ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁sand y ▁and ▁lo amy ▁and ▁be ▁well ▁dra ined , ▁or ▁else ▁the ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua ▁will ▁not ▁live ▁and ▁grow . ▁P uls at illa ▁c ern ua ▁can ▁also ▁grow ▁in ▁acid ic , ▁basic , ▁or ▁neutral ▁soil . ▁It ▁can ▁even ▁manage ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁very ▁al kal ine ▁so ils . ▁This ▁plant ▁also ▁cannot ▁grow ▁in ▁sh ady ▁areas , ▁and ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁almost ▁always ▁in ▁the ▁sun ' s ▁light . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Per enn ial ▁plants ▁c ern ua <0x0A> </s> ▁Mai est as ▁ag ro ce a ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁bug