''Ligularia dentata'', the summer ragwort or leopardplant,
is a
species of
flowering plant in the
genus ''Ligularia'' and the
family Asteraceae,
native
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to China and Japan.
Description
It is a robust
herbaceous
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perennial growing to tall by wide.
The dark green leaves are large, long-stalked, leathery, cordate-based, and very rounded, with serrated edges (hence the Latin ''dentata'' meaning "toothed")
. Orange-yellow daisy-like
composite flowers bloom on thick red, mostly leafless stalks, rising above the foliage in early summer.
Cultivation
''Ligularia dentata'' is grown as an
ornamental plant, chosen as much for its bold foliage as its flowers.
MBG
. accessed 11.30.2011 It is used as a round-leaved accent plant or massed planting in moist sun and partial shade garden settings, and in containers. Cultivars
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include 'Desdemona' and 'Othello'. Selections with cream colour spotted foliage (''polka dots'') are also grown.
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File:Ligularia dentata Desdemona20100610 411.jpg, 'Desdemona'
See also
*''Farfugium japonicum
''Farfugium japonicum'' ( syn. '' Ligularia tussilaginea'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, also known as leopard plant, green leopard plant or tractor seat plant. It is native to streams and seashores of Japan, where it ...
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References
External links
Missouri Botanical Garden - Horticulture treatment: ''Ligularia dentata'' (Leopard plant)
dentata
Flora of China
Flora of Japan
Garden plants of Asia
Perennial plants
Plants described in 1939
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