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Ligulariais a substantial genus of plants perfect forproblem areas in your landscape.
With just a little bit of care, this tall ornamental brings color and structure to the garden.
How to Grow Ligularia
Success with ligulariais all about location.
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Too much sun and afternoon heat causes droopy flowers and wilting of large leaves.
Soil
This is a moisture-loving genus that needs soil to stay constantly moist.
It thrives in bogs,rain gardens,and along pond and stream banks.
Water
Ligulariadoes not tolerate dry soils.
This is not an aquatic plant but roots withstand being partially submerged.
Pruning
Keep your ligulariapatch tidy by removing discolored leaves and deadheading spent flower spikes.
Remove leaves by hand oruse a prunerto clip them off at the base.
Prune spent flower stems at ground level to encourage a second smaller bloom.
After plants die back remove withered leaves and stems as part of your autumn garden cleanup.
Keep in mind that overwintering debris can harbor disease and provide shelter for pests.
Flowers attract bees and butterflies and plants are deer and rabbit resistant.
The National Gardening Association lists several species and their cultivars as the most popular for home gardens.
Spikes of lemon yellow ray flowers appear on black stems rising an averageof 4 feet above foliage.
Blooms appear in July and August.
Blooms last mid to late summer.
Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’
Large, rounded leaves display a bronze tint with purple undersides.
Reddish stems grow 2 to 3 feet tall topped with clusters of 4-inch orangish-yellow ray flowers.
Blooms appear mid-summer through autumn.
When to Plant Ligularia
Plant ligularia in early spring or early autumn.
Spring planting provides light and warmth for healthy growth throughout the season.
Set out plants in early autumn in time for roots to establish before winter weather sets in.
Add a layer of mulch for both spring and autumn plantings.
Most often transplanted from nursery starts, ligularia is propagated through division.
Each plant spreads outward from the center to form a non-invasive, tidy clump.
Avoid unwanted plants by deadheading flowers before seeds form.
5 Tips For Growing Ligularia
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To avoid plants where you don’t want them, deadhead flowers before they go to seed.
Cut plants to ground level after first frost or when temperatures drop below freezing and foliage dies back.
The Top Recommended Varieties of Ligularia.The National Gardening Association
