Shredded Umbrella Plant

Syneilesis aconitifolia Asteraceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Perennial

Native distribution

Japan, Korea, Russia

Location

Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

Collector's Nursery, Plant Delights

Description

An exceptional foliage plant, the leaves emerging like umbrellas densely coated with silvery hairs, expanding into 10" diameter leathery, dark green, rounded leaves divided into many linear segments held on a 15" tall petiole; flowers are aster-like, small, white.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

foliage characteristics