Golden-Ray
Ligularia species and hybrids. ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Golden-Ray
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow golden-ray in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of golden-ray
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for golden-ray
- Season of bloom and planting time for golden-ray
- When, how deep, and where to plant golden-ray
- How to plant golden-ray
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of golden-ray
- Landscape and container uses of golden-ray
- Comments about golden-ray and its features
Growing Golden-Ray
Nearly 150 mounding, rounded, semi-aquatic deciduous perennial herbs, 2–6 ft. (60–180 cm) tall. Textured, deep green, variegated, round, heart-shaped, veined leaves, 12–18 in. (30–45 cm) long and wide.
Commonly cultivated species include big-leaved golden-ray, Ligularia dentate; narrow-spiked golden-ray, Ligularia stenocephala (formerly Ligularia przewalskii); and giant groundsel, Ligularia wilsoniana.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, orange, white, yellow, daisylike, many-rayed flowers, 1–4 in. (25–100 mm) wide, with buttonlike, brown, yellow centers, in loose clusters or tall spikes, in summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 4–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Wet to moist, well-drained humus or, in water features, shallow-depth marginal or shoreline sites. Fertility: Rich. 5.5–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Early spring in partial to full shade, 3–4 ft. (90–120 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Remove spent flower stalks. Protect from heat. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, edgings in natural, woodland gardens and water feature shorelines. Good for cutting. Disease resistant. Slug, snail susceptible.