Doronicum orientale
Oriental leopard's bane
Also known as Doronicum caucasicum
- Height × spread
- 0.6m × 0.9m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This makes an attractive spreading clump of dark-green, heart shaped, leaves with toothy edges. The foliage is fresh and enticing and a wonderful foil for the spring flowers. These are produced freely; golden-yellow, multi petalled, daisies, held on slim, green, stems above the foliage mound. There are a number of interesting cultivars. This enjoys moisture, but not a site that is permanently wet. Ensure that the soil is well drained and not subject to waterlogging. It likes partial shade in fertile, preferably sandy soil. It reaches around 60cm (2ft) height with 90cm (3ft) spread.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.9m
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn · Planting
Remove offsets to create new plants
Offsets are small plants or shoots that develop around the parent plant. They should have developed a root system of their own before they are detached. They can be planted directly, or grown in pots if so small they could be 'lost' in the garden.
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Found in
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