Scientific Name:
Ligularia dentata
Pronunciation:
lig-you-LAIR-ee-uh den-TAY-tuh
Common Name:
bigleaf goldenray
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, cordate, copper on top, purple on the bottom, blades up to 25cm long and petioles even longer; heads yellow, up to 6cm wide.
Habit:
Open, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Wetland - bogs, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Purple, cv. 'Desemona's' leaves are mahogany coloured on the underside
Colour in Fall:
Green, Purple
Shapes:
Orbicular, Reniform
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Orange, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
cv. 'Desdemona' has orange flowers
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails, Wilt (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (PDW) PonD West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden