Shade Gardening: Japanese and Chinese Plants for the Shade, 0 by gregr18

gregr18 wrote:
This one will be familiar to a lot of gardeners as it has become quite popular. For those who aren't familiar with it, Kirengeshoma palmata is worth looking into. It is very easy to grow, and thrives in the darker areas of the garden. I grow it primarily for its elegant foliage, but the pale yellow flowers are subtly beautiful in the fall. It will also get quite large if it's happy. Mine is in its third year and is bigger than it appears in this picture. The only problem I have with it is that slugs enjoy dining on it, hence the diatomaceous earth at the base of the plant in this picture. There is another species in the genus called Kirengeshoma koreana which is less common, but I am on the hunt for it for fall planting this year.

Here is a link to a K. palmata in bloom: http://aoki2.si.gunma-u.ac.jp/BotanicalGarden/HTMLs/ki-renge...

This message was edited May 30, 2006 11:35 PM