Yellow Waxbell
Kirengeshoma palmata
Saxifragaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan, South Korea, China
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, Treman Woodland Walk
Source of plant
Wayside Gardens,
Description
A unique plant of great beauty, which thrives in deep, lime-free soil where moisture is not far away. Leaves are clear green, broad, angled like a plane tree's, placed oppositely up the arching stems. In September sprays of cool yellow, crystalline-textured, shuttlecock flowers are produced. Plants 3' tall, 2'wide.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
flowering season