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Ligularia dentata Little Golden Ray - Leopard Plant

Ligularia x dentata 'Little Golden Ray'
Lebener's Ragwort, Leopard Plant

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A lovely compact ligularia with small heart-shaped dark green dentate foliage, whose red stems enhance its scented daisy-like flowers of vivid yellow-orange in summer. Attractive throughout the growing season, it faithfully returns every spring, unaffected by harsh winters. In the garden, it thrives in full sun or partial shade, where it never lacks water.
Flower size
5 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Flowering time July to September
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Description

The 'Little Golden Ray' Ligularia is a variety of small, very compact Dentate Ligularia with shiny dark green foliage, well suited for pot cultivation and border planting or small gardens. A true jewel of wetlands, it develops small dark heart-shaped, toothed leaves that perfectly highlight its strongly scented bright yellow-orange flowers, carried on red stems. Produced in the middle of summer, as if placed above its foliage, they radiate like little suns. This perennial thrives in a garden with light shade and gentle sun, where it never lacks water, and its small size gives it good resistance to wind.

The Ligularia dentata, sometimes called summer senecio, originating from China and Japan, belongs to the large Asteraceae family. 'Little Golden Ray' forms a very compact clump in spring that does not exceed 30 cm (12in) in height and the same in width. The small leaves of this variety are borne on long petioles. They are leathery, cordate at the base, very rounded, with strongly toothed edges. Their colour is dark green. From July to September, corymbs or inflorescence bouquets in heads, which we call flowers, bloom. Each head, 5-6 cm (2in) wide, is composed of a row of ligules, bright yellow turning orange at the base, very bright, arranged in a collar around a central disc that is darker. It blooms at the top of tall, red, branched stems, with an orange mandarin-coloured bud. The deciduous vegetation of the ligularia disappears in winter and regrows in spring.

Plant the 'Little Golden Ray' Ligularia in moist, rich, deep, neutral to acidic soil. This plant cannot tolerate lack of water and adapts very well to clay soils if they are healthy and well amended. Plant 'Little Golden Ray' ligularia in groups of 3 to 6 plants, for example along a pond edge or in very moist areas of the garden. It can also be grown in pots on the terrace, with regular watering, in filtered light. For decoration along water features, it can be combined with hostas, Carex morrowii Ice Dance, lysimaques, and salicaires. It can sometimes naturalize where the soil is consistently moist, protected from the burning rays of the sun. It is a good plant for enhancing a shaded area, on the north side of the house.

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Ligularia dentata Little Golden Ray - Leopard Plant (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Flower head
Flower size 5 cm
Fragrance slightly scented

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Ligularia

Species

x dentata

Cultivar

'Little Golden Ray'

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Lebener's Ragwort, Leopard Plant

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference18574

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Planting and care

Plant 'Little Golden Ray' Ligularia in moist, rich, deep, neutral to acidic soil as it fears the presence of excessive limestone in the soil. This plant cannot tolerate water shortage. It adapts well to clay soils if they are healthy and well amended. Install this Ligularia in partial shade or in a sunny but not scorching exposure, and sheltered from strong winds. Adding compost at the start of vegetation will promote the growth of this demanding plant. This Ligularia requires little maintenance, and a light cleaning of the clumps can be done in autumn. Special attention should be paid to frequent attacks by gastropods.

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge, Pond edge
Type of use Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil, clayey to humus-bearing

Care

Pruning instructions One can practice a light cleaning of the clumps in autumn and regularly remove the faded flowers.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time July to September, November
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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