Ligularia

Add a little sunshine to your garden with imposing ligularia. Its golden flower spikes or flattened heads of yellow daisylike flowers shine brightly in sun or part shade. The bold leaves are kidney-shape or jagged along the edges. These moisture lovers do beautifully at the edges of ponds and streams, and they must have deep, rich soil that remains moist. Position ligularia so it has a little shade during the heat of the day.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

4-9

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

3-6 feet tall

Plant Width:

2-4 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Fall Color,Attracts Butterflies,Tolerates Wet Soil,Deer Resistant,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Desdemona' ligularia

Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' has compact mounds of handsome kidney-shape leaves that are serrated along the edges. The leaves emerge brownish-purple in spring, and the stems and undersides remain purple all season. Ragged, brassy yellow-orange, 4-inch daisies bloom in summer. Zones 4-8
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'The Rocket' ligularia

Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket' has leafy black stems clothed with foot-long triangular leaves that are jagged along the edges. In summer, long, loose spikes of strong yellow flowerheads bloom. It may reach 6 feet tall. Zones 4-8
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Garden Plans

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Soft-Color Shade Garden Plan
Side-Yard Cottage Garden Plan
Fresh and Formal Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Daylily

Yellow, gold, and brownish shades of daylilies are attractive against yellow ligularia daisies. The foliage of each complements the other.

Globe thistle

Globethistle's blue-gray balls of flowers on tall stems show off well against ligularia daisies. They enjoy similar conditions.

Balloon flower

In full sun, balloon flowers -- with their brilliant blue, pink, or white open bell-shape flowers -- make fine companions for ligularia.

Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan's orange daisy flowers, punctuated with black centers, provide an appealing echo in color and shape to ligularia flowers.

Propagation

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Seed
Division