Description of Ligularia przewalskii (Przewalski's Golden Ray)

Ligularia przewalskii is Przewalski's golden ray, grown for tall flower spikes and bold foliage. It likes moisture and it works well on the damp edge of bog gardens, especially where you can give it part shade and rich soil.

Appearance

It forms a clump of deeply cut leaves, then sends up tall stems with narrow, dangling yellow flowers in summer. It can reach 1.2 to 1.8m in flower in good conditions, making it a strong back-of-bed plant.

Care Guide

It hates drying out. If the soil dries, leaves droop fast, so place it where moisture stays steady.

• Sun: Part shade is ideal. Full sun can work if soil never dries.
• Soil: Rich, moisture-holding soil with plenty of organic matter.
• Water: Keep consistently moist through summer.
• Feeding: Mulch with compost in spring for stronger stems.
• Cut back: Cut flower stems down after flowering, then tidy foliage in autumn.

In windy sites, plant it near a hedge or among sturdier plants so tall stems have support.

Suitability for Bog Garden

This suits bog gardens as a tall backdrop on the damp edge, not in standing water. It looks great behind irises and loosestrife, and it adds height late in the season.

Give it room, because the leaf clump widens as it matures.

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