Ligularia dentata 'BRITT-MARIE CRAWFORD' leopard plant, golden groundsel, rayflower, ragwort
size/type
mid-sized perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,6-1m
usual width
0,5-1m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
August-September
location
full sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
tolerates (but does not demand) wet ground
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Ligularia is probably too beautiful to worry about its common name. There are so many of them such as leopard plant, golden groundsel, ray flower, ragwort, even tractor seat, and still mostly everybody calls it ligularia. This species comes from China where it is found in ditches, wet meadows, along water streams and woodland margins with enough moisture and deep, fertile soil.
Description of the plant:
Among the tall varieties Britt-Marie Crawford is possibly the darkest coloured leopard plant when it comes to foliage colour. It makes up to 30 cm wide, rounded to kidney shaped, deep mahogany purple-brown leaves that are serrated at margins and rise atop sturdy stems of the same colour. From midsummer open 4-5 cm wide, rich golden yellow, daisy-like flowers. They dramatically contrast with the dark foliage colour and provide a cheerful feeling in late summer.Plants grow some 60-100 cm tall, conditions pending, and look great combined with fine-leaved perennials of lighter colours. The variety was found as a seedling selection of an older variety Othello by Cpt. James Crawford from Fife in Scotland in 2001. Patents: PP16113 (USA – 2005) and EU 12794 (Europe – 2004).
Ligularia loves moist and wet sites. Use it along riverbanks, at ponds and garden lakes, or grow it in a common border which will be regularly irrigated since the soil must never dry out. Dark-leaved varieties demand full sun for the deepest foliage colour but withstand partial shade where most bottom leaves will lose purple-brown shades. Provide some protection from slugs and snails which love its thick leaves. Hardy to about -34 °C (USDA zone 4).
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
