Leopard’s-Bane
Doronicum species. ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Leopard’s-Bane
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow leopard’s-bane in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of leopard’s-bane
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for leopard’s-bane
- Season of bloom and planting time for leopard’s-bane
- When, how deep, and where to plant leopard’s-bane
- How to plant leopard’s-bane
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of leopard’s-bane
- Landscape and container uses of leopard’s-bane
- Comments about leopard’s-bane and its features
Growing Leopard’s-Bane
About 30 species of low, mounding, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial herbs, to 2 ft. (60 cm) tall. Smooth, deep green, heart-shaped to round, toothed or lobed leaves, to 3 in. (75 mm) long, forming a circular, radiating base.
Semi-dormant in summer.
Commonly cultivated species include Caucasian leopard’s bane, Doronicum cordatum; and alpine leopard’s bane, Doronicum grandiflorum.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, gold, yellow, daisylike, sometimes double-petaled flowers, to 2 in. (50 mm) wide, on long stems, in spring.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–9. Best in cool-summer climates.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained loam. Fertility: Rich. 6.5–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full to filtered sun, 1–2 ft. (30–60 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist until blooms fade; reduce water thereafter. Fertilize in spring. Mulch. Deadhead after foliage withers. Protect from heat. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, borders, beds, containers in cottage, natural, woodland gardens. Good for cutting. Pest and disease resistant.