
Ligularia
- Botanical Name
- Ligularia spp.
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 3 to 6 feet
- Width
- 2 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- Mid summer to early fall: yellowish-orange
- Light
- Part to full shade
- Soil
- Most to wet, organic
- Planting & Care
- Needs moist soils that are never allowed to dry out
- Foliage will wilt with too much sun and extreme summer heat
- Protect from damaging winds
- Good plant for the north side of buildings where shade is a constant
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' - stems and lower leaf surface are purple, 2 to 3 inch daisy-like flowers with brownish-yellow centers, 3 to 4 feet tall
- L. dentata 'Orange Queen' - green leaves, golden-orange daisy-like flowers, 4 to 5 feet tall
- L. dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford' - stems and lower leaf surface are glossy black-purple, daisy-like flowers
- Ligularia przewalskii - lobed leaves, narrow flower spikes of yellow
- The Rocket - green toothed heart-shaped leaves, tall lemon yellow flower spikes
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