Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
Leopard plant 'Desdemona', Ligularia clivorum 'Desdemona'
Ligularia Ligularia
'Desdemona' _ 'Desdemona' is a robust, clump-forming perennial with rounded, toothed, bronze-flushed, mid-green leaves, deep purple-brown beneath, and flat-topped clusters of brown-centred, orange-yellow flowerheads from late summer into autumn.
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming
Yellow-orange in Summer; Yellow-orange in Autumn
Mid-green, Dark-purple, Flushed bronze in Spring; Dark-purple, Flushed bronze, Mid-green in Summer
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
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Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' (Leopard plant 'Desdemona') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Bog garden, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Waterside, Woodland
Plant in deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil in full sun to partial shade, in a sheltered position with midday shade. Do not allow to dry out. Protect from strong, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
Leopard plant 'Desdemona', Ligularia clivorum 'Desdemona'
Ligularia Ligularia
'Desdemona' _ 'Desdemona' is a robust, clump-forming perennial with rounded, toothed, bronze-flushed, mid-green leaves, deep purple-brown beneath, and flat-topped clusters of brown-centred, orange-yellow flowerheads from late summer into autumn.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Clump-forming
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Yellow-orange in Summer; Yellow-orange in Autumn
Mid-green, Dark-purple, Flushed bronze in Spring; Dark-purple, Flushed bronze, Mid-green in Summer
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
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Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' (Leopard plant 'Desdemona') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Bog garden, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Waterside, Woodland
Plant in deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil in full sun to partial shade, in a sheltered position with midday shade. Do not allow to dry out. Protect from strong, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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