Comments on: The Plantage http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/the-plantage/ north of the adirondacks - wildflowers & perennials that survive winters colder than my wife's feet Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aiyana http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/the-plantage/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Aiyana Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:43:02 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=35#comment-136 Nice plant that I've never heard of. The leaves remind me of giant Cheeseweeds, something I've been pulling for the past month! Aiyana <blockquote><em>Aiyana, I can understand why you haven't seen any. Ligularia likes moist soil and shade. This variety really dislikes afternoon sun and the leaves will curl up and the plant just looks like it's in 'pain'. They recover fast - no harm done with a little bit of sun here at home. I have seen others with them in more sun but 'mine' seem to have a lower tolerance. I forgot to mention that they are profuse self-seeders. I started with 2 plants and now have a fairly large bed of them around my pond.</em></blockquote> Nice plant that I’ve never heard of. The leaves remind me of giant Cheeseweeds, something I’ve been pulling for the past month!
Aiyana

Aiyana,
I can understand why you haven’t seen any. Ligularia likes moist soil and shade. This variety really dislikes afternoon sun and the leaves will curl up and the plant just looks like it’s in ‘pain’. They recover fast – no harm done with a little bit of sun here at home. I have seen others with them in more sun but ‘mine’ seem to have a lower tolerance. I forgot to mention that they are profuse self-seeders. I started with 2 plants and now have a fairly large bed of them around my pond.

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