Description
Texas SmartScape Plant/Texas Adapted Plant
Common Name: Giant Leopard, Japanese Farfugium
Type: Perennial, Evergreen, Semi-evergreen
Family: Asteraceae
Zone: 7 to 10
Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: September to October
Bloom Description: Yellow daisy-like flowers bloom on 2-3′ tall branched stems
Foliage: Huge, long-stalked, glossy, leathery, kidney-shaped, dark green leaves (12” or more across) that form a basal clump to 2’ tall
Sun: Partial shade to Full shade
Water: Moderate to high, well-drained soil
Maintenance: Moderate
Flower: Daisy-like yellow clusters of flowers atop thick, mostly leafless stalks that rise above the foliage to 30” in late summer to fall
Leaves: Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates, but will die to the ground when temperatures fall to 20°F.
