Article by: Geoff Bryant
Kirengeshoma palmata
Sometimes known as yellow waxbells, Kirengeshoma palmata is a late-flowering rhizomatous perennial , Do It Yourself: An Attractive Rock Garden Anyone Would Be Proud Of up to 1.2m high with arching stems and is native to the woods , Pond Liner Repair and mountain lowlands of Korea and the Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu.
The unusual name? No, it doesn't come from an obscure Danish botanist called Kirengeshom. It's really just a Latinised version of the original Japanese name. Palmata, a common specific epithet, means shaped like a hand and refers to the foliage.
Formerly classified in its own family, it is now a member of the hydrangea family, although its flowers, , Decks For Above Ground Pools: Can Beautify Your Yard As Well which are around 3cm long, are more reminiscent of those of a single-flowered Japanese anemone. The flowers , Tips for Planting Bulbs of most of the plants , Growing Great Strawberries seen in gardens , Hibiscus Tea are a fairly deep yellow, though the colour , Marsh Marigold of wild specimens ranges from white , Landscape Lighting to apricot. While beautiful , Design The Desert Landscape Of Your Dreams and graceful, the fleshy-petalled flowers, , Outdoor Furniture: Exploring the Benefits of Teak which are borne in sprays on wiry stems that bend under their own weight, never really open fully. The buds , Gardeners: Contain Yourselves! start to burst in early autumn. , Pond Liner Repair
While the flowers , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes can be something of a disappointment, it isn't too great a disadvantage that they don't open fully as this is a plant , Uninvited Houseguests grown as much for its foliage as its flowers. , Low Maintenance Teak Furniture The leaves are up to 20cm long and wide with pointed lobes that are deeper on the basal leaves and very shallow on the reduced leaves found on the flower , Is it Really Teak Wood? Caveat Emptor! (Part One) stems.
The generally accepted opinion is that it the only species in its genus, but some botanists prefer to classify the Korean plants , Tips for ing Flower Bulbs separately as Kirengeshoma koreana. As far as gardeners are concerned any differences between the plants , Chain Link Fences are very minor, though there is some suggestion that the Korean plants , Do It Yourself: An Attractive Rock Garden Anyone Would Be Proud Of may eventually be larger than their Japanese cousins and that their flowers , Organic Solutions For Pest Control open more fully.
As you would expect, considering its origins, Kirengeshoma palmata prefers a moist, leafy, humus-rich soil , Choosing Fish for the Garden Pond in partial shade. In other words, typical woodland conditions. In late autumn , A Home Garden – Fun for the Whole Family it dies back to its rootstock, which is extremely hardy and quite capable of withstanding -15°C. It is propagated either by division in winter , Growing Great Strawberries or early spring, , Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard or by raising from seed. , Growing Great Strawberries The seed , Growing Rare Fruits for Fun or Profit prefers cool temperatures, , Is it Really Teak Wood? Caveat Emptor! (Part One) around 12 to 15°C and the germination time is variable, anywhere from 30to 300 days. I've found that sowing fresh seed , Marsh Marigold in the autumn , Add Value to Your Home - Landscaping and leaving the seed , Daylily Just Plum Happy tray in a shady place , Tips for Planting Flower Bulbs for germination in the following spring , Outdoor Entertaining satisfies any stratification requirements and gives good results.
Kirengeshoma palmata is an ideal companion for any Japanese or Chinese woodland plants , Pond Liner Repair and looks magnificent under maples, the leaf shape of which it complements perfectly. Because it needs ample summer , Pond Liner Repair moisture it thrives at the edges of a bog garden , Keep Your Bird Feeders Filled For The Spring Rush with candelabra primroses, Rodgersia and irises. Its late flowering , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes habit is invaluable in providing interest at a time of year when other woodland plants , Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard may be becoming rather dull.
So why isn't it far more common? I have absolutely no idea.I am a garden , Is it Really Teak Wood? Caveat Emptor! (Part One) book author and horticultural photographer based in Christchurch, New Zealand. I run a stock photo library called Country, Farm , No Dig Gardens - How to Build One and Garden , Would You Like More Information About Climbing Roses? (http://www.cfgphoto.com). This article may be re-published provided this information , Uninvited Houseguests is published with it and is clearly visible. |
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