
Leopard's Bane
- Botanical Name
- Doronicum orientale
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 18 to 24 inches
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Early to mid spring: yellow
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Cool, moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Mulch soil to keep soil cool and moist, leopard's bane has shallow roots and does not do well in drought or heat.
- Prefers soils that are moist, but not soggy
- Requires part shade in hot climates
- Site where other perennials will fill its void as plants will die back after flowering
- Divide in spring or late summer when plants go dormant
- Problems
- Not heat tolerant and will perform poorly in southern gardens
- Varieties
- Gerhard - lemon-yellow flowers with greenish centers
- Spring Beauty - double yellow flowers, 18 inches tall
- Finesse - 3 inch yellow-orange, semi-double flowers, 2 feet tall
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