Golden Ray
Ligularia japonica
Asteraceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China
Location
Source of plant
Shady Oaks Nursery, Plant Delights
Description
Plants reach 2 m in height, the branching stems rising above long-petioled basal, reniform to cordate leaves that are deeply divided into 3 lobes, each of which is lobed and serrated. Yellow flowers are held in terminal loose-panicled racemes of 2-8 flowers effective in June; the earliest flowering species.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5