I love large leaved plants but due to space we only have a few in our yard. But I would love to see yours. Here is one of my favorites. The Big leafed Golden Sunray Ligulara. It sends up golden yellow flowers in the summer. I love its form.
Lets see those large leaved plants....
Everyone has posted such a wonderful selection of photos of plants and gardens.
doss,
That is a beautiful garden. Nice choice of plants for variety of foliage texture and color. The farfugium "Argentea" caught my eye, is it easy to grow?
I never thought of growing large leaf plants before but I do have a few nice Heuchera Autumn Bride that might qualify.
Argentea is easy to grow - it's evergreen. It's only hardy to zone 7 but Big Dipper Farm has the Aureomaculatum (yellow spotted) one hardy to zone 5.
http://www.bigdipperfarm.com/cgi-bin/searchstuff.pl?Botanical=Farfugium
I have that one too and I love it. It will grow in the dark.
thanks for the photos I dont have to many large leafs. but they are nice foliage. and add texture. and layers. usually not to many flowers. Ronna
Your big hosta could be Elegans. I have one and it has big white flowers on it now.
Cynthia~Loved both of your pics, very interesting plants, great textural interest. Who needs blooms with plants like these? :0)
cynthia are the fatsias only hardy to zone 7b? I really like the look of the foiage are they a shade plant? kinda looks like you have it in shade. Ronna
Sorry it took so long to repond. My fatsia is in full shade. All the sites I have looked at says no lower than 7a.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1714/
thanks boy do I ever like it, it must be some kind of ligulara? I have two of them. But Im in the wrong zone for those. I do like them.
Great plants Deb and great photos of them too. REally beautiful. Those are two plants that I don't have in my garden.
I also love large leaved plants; they give that feeling of lush humid primeval forests.
I ad one to the beauties mentioned above; Darmera peltata. Mine is growing in half shade on the edge of my pond. Its have lovely pink flowers in early spring.
A picture before it was half destroyed by a nasty hail storm a couple of weeks ago. Sniff....
yes and heres a photo of my ligulara this year. I like it alot. this year ive noticed the butterflies all over it also. dont know why i never noticed it before. fancy van is the rodgersia hardy to zone 5? i really like it alot. ill have to look it up on plant files. does it produce any seeds? hint hint... Ronna
Beautiful butterfly photo.
gardenlady123, Rodgersia is hardy to at least Zone 4 and if fancy van is growing it in Zone 3 you shouldn't have any problem. I actually brought one from Virginia to plant in my in-law's garden on the lake in Charlevoix, MI and it's doing better there than it did here in Zone 6! It's been a slow grower for me but well worth the wait.
And that is Canadian Zone 3 ( we have a slightly different zone map up here - used to be 2B on the old map) so yes you should be able to grow it in your area!
Oh Rona I just cut the seed heads off today! I dont collect seeds from most things so I forgot that maybe others would like them. But the plant is so darn slow to mature I cant imagine how long it would take from seed!
I am one of those who likes to buy my plants big! Dont have the patience or the space for seeds.
thank you fancyvan but you dont have to im kinda like you and want instant gratification. when i plant some thing i at least want to see what ive planted but thanks for the info both you and rcn48. Ronna
well i was just on plant scout i had no idea of the vast many rodgersias out there!!!! they are all so beautiful. i really really want some the cheapest one i saw was just 7.00 thats not so bad huh? i may just order a couple it says part shade but i dappled the same? i have a spot in the dappled area....
duh i just got a closer look at a plant on plant files and i already have on of those they are also called saxafras or something like that? i really like it, it gets some very beautiful pink flowers in the spring with waxy leaves. sound right?
Dappled shade should be fine.
I planted Fireworks this summer - now I think I need to look for the Chocolate one!
i can not believe i didnt post a photo of my oramental rhubarb. i got it from my neighbor and love it. it does kinda spread pretty fast. as you can see i have a little problem with slugs this year. but im doing the beer in a cup thing and its really working. ive caught many of the crawling snackers.
What is #2??
Doss,
It is an elephant ear, but I don't know the cultivar. I found it at a local nursery. I looked in plant files and did not see one like it...
Haven't got a picture yet but I bought a Ligularia Britt Marie last night! Should be stunning next year!
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