Ligularia tangutica - Leopard Plant

<strong>Ligularias are large perennials offering generous, lush foliage and very bright summer flowering.</strong> Flowers are gathered in heads (as with daisies), which themselves are grouped into upright, long, slender bunches or clusters. Thanks to their superb foliage, ligularias are highly decorative even when not in flower! The foliage is quite graphic, rounded or palmate in shape, sometimes deeply cut. It turns a dark green or purple colour, ideal for setting off golden-yellow flowering! The most commonly grown are <em>Ligularia stenocephala</em>, including the superb variety <a href="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/vivaces/vivaces-par-variete/ligulaires/ligulaire-ligularia-stenocephala-the-rocket-p-5022.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘The Rocket’</a>, as well as <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/ligularia/ligularia-przewalskii-leopard-plant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Ligularia przewalskii</em></a> and <a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/perennials/perennials-by-variety/ligularia/ligularia-dentata-leopard-plant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Ligularia dentata</em></a>. These species mainly come from Asia and impress with their large yellow inflorescences, in bunches or spikes. In France, in the wild, there is Siberian ligularia, <em>Ligularia sibirica</em>, but this is less common in cultivation. <strong>Ligularias are an excellent solution for shady corners of the garden and for heavy, clayey, wet soils</strong>... where most plants do not thrive! These perennials dislike drought and are perfect at pond edges. They are vigorous, robust plants, rather easy to grow. In summary, with ligularia it's best to avoid hot, dry situations... otherwise it will need regular watering!