Ligularia dentata 'Brit-Marie Crawford' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 36-48"

‘Britt-Marie Crawford’ is a deciduous perennial, so it disappears in winter. But this has its advantages, including absolute cold hardiness and new growth that emerges each spring looking amazingly fresh and bold and stays that way for month after month, right through summer and early autumn. The leaf colour, which is a gorgeous, glossy, dark chocolate-maroon on top with purple undersides. In addition, the leaves are large, leathery and rounded, with just enough curves and lines to give them a sculptural look. In summer there are golden daisy flowers which are held well above the foliage.

Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 24-36"

Clusters of golden yellow daisy-like flowers bloom July to August. Leaves are coarsely-toothed, rounded, deeply cordate, purple - green.

Ligularia dentata 'Othello' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 24-36"

Othello has bold purple leaves and golden yellow daisy-like flowers. This is an impressive plant even when it isn't blooming. Ligularia are big, bold plants that need constant moisture. They are great additions to bogs, seasonally flooded areas, woodland edge or reliably moist shade gardens.

Ligularia japonica 

Part Shade to Shade / Full Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 48"+

An evergreen perennial growing to 48". Flowers in June. It requires moist soil and likes shaded areas.

Ligularia przewalskii 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 5 - 8

Height: 48"+

Good looking shade plant. Large, deeply cut, dark green leaves. In mid summer, spikes of deep yellow, star-shaped flowers emerge from the foliage. Does not like sun, nor very dry soil. These are large plants, need lots of room. Height of 5-6 feet, an will spread in a few years to form a mound 5 feet wide.

Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 5 - 8

Height: 48"+

An imposing specimen, it reaches 5-6’. Grows best in shady or moist part-shade areas. Bright yellow flower spikes in early summer.

Ligularia x hessei 'Gregynog Gold' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 48"+

Long stemmed layers of handsome green heart-shaped leaves with orange-yellow flowers on tall conical spikes in July and August. Grows to 5' or more.

Ligularia x hessei 'Little Lantern' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 18-24"

Dwarf 20" cultivar with large, conical heads of bright yellow flowers. A container friendly Ligularia.