Farfugium japonicum Kaimon Dake Violet Flowering Plants Starting in October/November (weather permitting)

Starting in October/November (weather permitting)

flowering attracts hummingbirds and continues until frost

we christened Sinningia 'Towering Inferno' as the first introduction from the seedlings

as well as summer flowering when many spring perennials have finished flowering or gone dormant

Acanthus would be worth growing even without its floral display because its handsome foliage is big

Farfugium japonicum Kaimon Dake Violet Flowering Plants Starting in October/November (weather permitting)(aka: Ligularia tussilaginea) This unusual Japanese selection of leopard plant could easily have been named "snow leopard." Farfugium 'Kaimon Dake' emerges with large white leaves, each highlighted with a random pattern of central dark green specks sort of like a cheap flat screen television after the warranty expires. The aging foliage eventually turns solid green which gives the clump a surprising amount of vigor. This cultivar does not like deep