• 8 years ago
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• Author: erin boa-brown

Kirengeshoma palmata (yellow wax bells)

Family: Hydrangeaceae

Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Size:

• 3-4 ft wide
• 3-4 ft tall

Form:

• Upright shoots with foliage that is horizontal to the ground; bushy

Soil & Water requirements:

• Needs moisture
• In moist, rich, deep soil plant will spread and take over
• Well-drained

Exposure:

• Part to full shade

Leaves:

• Interesting leaves
• Coarsely toothed, palmately lobed; up to 8” in width
• Glandular, erect, purplish stems
• Somewhat shrubby, herbaceous perennial

Flowers:

• Creamy yellow, waxy, bell-shaped flowers
• Up to 3.5cm long
• Flowers through July

Fruit:

• Looks bizarre
• Perfect spheres; green capsules with three antenna-like pistols

Suitable uses:

• Shaded border
• Woodland garden

Attracts:

• Butterflies
• Hummingbirds

Other:

• Overall a tough, robust plant
• Deer resistant
• Requires enough room
• Very unique and architectural aspects to this plant; quite stunning
• Korean version is larger; Japanese is smaller