Re: Ligularia (formerly What type of groundcover do I use??)
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ligularia (formerly What type of groundcover do I use??)
- From: D* B* T*
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:37:05 -0500
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Ah, plant lust. We understand!
Was it you, Marge, who suggested I put it in a pot lest it die in winter?
And I double checked the tag, it does indeed say zone 4.
Interesting, I went to my AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Plants and they ref you
out for this plant from Ligularia to Farfugium japonicum, a member of the
asteraceae family. The 'Cristata' is not listed; *however,* the species
Farfugium japonicum is noted as a zone 7-10 plant. Oops! Maybe I'll call
the nursery where I got it. They had a good and more comprehensive plant
encyclopedia that AHS....
Diann
-----Original Message-----
From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On Behalf Of Kay
Dye
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 3:44 PM
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: Re: [SG] Ligularia (formerly What type of groundcover do I use??)
Yes! This is the most exciting ligularia to come along in awhile. If you
haven't seen this, it will stop you in your tracks when you do. It doesn't
seem like it could possibly be zone 4, it looks succulent. I first saw it
in
a gardener's trunk and was so crazed with desire I had to go immediately, as
soon as the person pulled out of my driveway, to the nursery he bought it
at.
Kay Dye
In a message dated 8/18/00 9:14:26 AM Central Daylight Time,
diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
<<
I was trying to get out of a local nursery alive and well when I spotted
the
most incredible Ligularia, and had to have one. It's called L.
tussilaginea
'Cristata,' officially described as "Silvery crests with pink highlights
adorn this Japanese cultivar. Flowers very late with orange-yellow
daisy-like flowers. Partial shade to morning sun. Zones 4-9." I will add
that the leaves are slightly larger than the Othello, but are hugely
ruffled
with great substance. Echoes a nearby ruffled Heuchera nicely. However, at
least at this point, the "pink highlights" is pure poetic license and does
not (yet?) appear on my plant.
>>
