Leopard Plant
Ligularia fischeri
Asteraceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
E Siberia, China, Korea, Japan
Location
Floriculture War Memorial Trail, Treman Woodland Walk
Source of plant
Forestfarm Nursery
Description
To 2m. Stem arachnoid below, pubescent above. Basal leaves to 32x40cm, reniform-cordate, dentate, chartaceous, glabrous except at margins, stem leaves shortly petiolate. Capitula to 5cm diameter, many, in a raceme to 75cm; involucre cylindric-campanulate, to 12x10mm; phyllaries 8-9, oblong; ray florets to 25x4mm, 5-9. Pappus to 10mm, tinged brown or purple.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5