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Kirengeshoma palmata - Yellow Wax Bells
Kirengeshoma palmata - Yellow Wax Bells
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Sizes available: True gallon
Basics: zones 5-8, 3' x 2' (perhaps slightly larger, up to 4' x 3'), dappled to part to full shade, buttery yellow bells in mid to late summer, likes moist, but well-drained, acidic woodland soils. Does not like wet feet. Resents both heating up and drying out. I know I am making it sound like a prima donna but it's not!
Common names: Yellow Wax Bells
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Origin/Distribution: Japan, Korea, northeast China
Habitat: cool, moist, wooded foothills and mountain lowlands
More: Like Aralia racemosa, this is a somewhat shrubby architectural perennial that dies back to the ground in winter and puts on a significant amount of growth quite quickly. The sycamore leaf-shaped foliage is very attractive and gives structure to a shady border creating a transition from lower perennials to the understory layer. It has a lot of character and plays well with our native flora as well as with those other polite tourists, the Hostas.
Source: Van Berkum
Image credits: Wikimedia Commons
