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Great false leopardbane

Doronicum pardalianches

Also called Leopard's Bane, Great Leopard's Bane, Great False Leopard's Bane

Great false leopardbane
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0

Great false leopardbane is a rhizomatous perennial daisy with upright stems to about 80 cm and yellow flowers in spring. It is easy to grow in cool, moist, partly shaded sites.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season, especially in summer heat.
Soil
Moist, fertile, humus-rich garden soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C; prefers cool summers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Doronicum pardalianches, known as leopard's-bane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Like other members of the genus Doronicum, it is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. It has upright stems growing to 80 cm (31 in), with heart-shaped basal leaves and yellow flowers, generally 3–4.5 cm (1.2–1.8 in) across. It is native to western Europe and was introduced to the British Isles, where it was first recorded in Northumberland in 1633.

Other Doronicum plants

Austrian Leopard's Bane · Doronicum clusii · Doronicum corsicum · Large Leaved Leopard's Bane · Oriental Leopard's Bane · Plantain false leopardbane · False leopardbane

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Doronicum pardalianches by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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