Peltoboykinia watanabei
Watanabei's peltoboykinia
- Height × spread
- 0.5m × 1.5m
- Position
- Part shade
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
Availability
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About this plant
A large plant that has beautiful, large and well-ordered leaves. They are rounded overall but have up to ten deep, regular lobes that cut neatly into over half the side of the leaf. A mature plant makes a large rounded foliage clump. The greenish yellow flowers are carried on slim stems and are scarcely noticeable. They form small, pendulous open-mouthed bells that are carried in a cluster at the stem top. This is grown for the beauty of its form. It enjoys light to moderate shade and a good fertile soil that is well drained but always moist.
- Flower colour
- Green, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 0.5m
- Spread
- 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Shady court
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Damp and wet soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Hazards
- No
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 to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.