leopard plant
Ligularia sibirica
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size1 to 4 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
Garden uses
Notes
Leopard plant (Ligularia sibirica) is a perennial for rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. Yellow flowers open from mid to late summer and into early autumn. It grows 12 to 48 inches tall and spreads 12 to 36 inches wide.
Pairs well with Pickerel weed, Cinnamon fern, Sensitive fern, and Smooth aster.
Native range
Asia and eastern Europe.