Syneilesis aconitifolia - Shredded Umbrella Plant

Sizes available: #1 (Trade gallon)

Basics: zones 4-8, 12-18" x 24", full shade to part shade (I am testing it's tolerance of morning sun), light pink bloom in early summer, wants well-drained woodland soils

Common names: Shredded Umbrella Plant

Family: Asteraceae

Origin/Distribution: Korea, Japan, China

Habitat: dry, shaded hillsides

More: The leaves emerge white and wooly and unfurl as they rise up, finishing as a heavily dissected "umbrella" on a stalk. Excellent for shade gardens as long as they are well-drained. Will slowly form a group by rhizome.

Nursery: Van Berkum

Image credits: Honey Petal Plants: spring foliage in mid-emergence; Wikimedia Commons: an image from the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden of the plant in situ and showing it's tall, narrow flower spikes