General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2-20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Crested Leopard Plant
  • Parsley Ligularia
  • Pie Crust Leopard Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Farfugium japonicum
  • Synonym: Ligularia tussilaginea
Also sold as:
  • 'Crispatum'
  • 'Cristata'

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Location: My garden
Date: 2020-09-12

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, CA
Date: May 6, 2010 12:00 PM

Date: 2012-08-15
Handsome leaves!
Location: Elizabethan Gardens, Dare County, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12

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