General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Shavalski's Ligularia
  • Leopard Plant

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Location: Vermont
Date: 2022-07-09
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-08-20
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-08-20
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Date: 2017-08-19
Location: Vermont
Date: 2012-05-21
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-07-01
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Date: 2017-08-19
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Date: 2017-08-19

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-06-28
Location: Main Botanical Garden at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow
Date: July
credit: Andrey Korzun
Location: Main Botanical Garden at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow
Date: July
credit: Andrey Korzun
Comments:
  • Posted by NHJenDion (Southern NH - Zone 5b) on May 6, 2016 9:12 AM concerning plant:
    Are we sure that cover picture is actually Przewalskii? It does appear to be a ligularia, but I'm not convinced it's this one...
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