Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' - LEOPARD PLANT 'BOTTLE ROCKET'
'Bottle Rocket' is improved 'Rocket' ligularia - 6" shorter, with more dense habit and more flowers.
Mustard yellow flowers, chocolate stems, nice serrated leaves.
Blooming time: summer
Size: 28-34" tall by 24-28" wide
USDA zones: 4 to 9
Culture: partial shade, moisture retaining soils (consistent moisture is ideal), average soils with some organic matter; to fertile soils, ideal is neutral pH
Moisture Needs: medium-moist to moist-wet
Origin: 'Bottle Rocket' was introduced by Walters Gardens in 2014, plant is patented under PP24486.This selection comes from Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'. The species of L. stenocephala is native to temperate Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea), where it grows in moist mountain streamside meadows, damp forests, marshes, and on rocky cliffs.
Deer/rabbit resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: some butterflies / bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: round Proven Winner pot, 4.25" wide x 5" deep
Combinations: Great garden plant for slightly moist to moist soils, rain gardens, erosion control, close to water bodies. Good compations can be Actaea, Amsonia, Astilboides, Brunnera, Darmera, Chelone, Eupatorium, Helenium, Heliopsis, Hosta, Iris (sibirica, x lousiana, pseudata, virginica, versiclor etc.), Lobelia, Persicaria, Phlox (caroliniana, paniculata, maculata), Physostegia, Rudbeckia, Sanguisorba, Veronicastrum, Vernonia and grasses like Carex (Sedges), Panicum virgatum, Hakonechloa.
Picture copyright: Walters Gardens
Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' - LEOPARD PLANT 'BOTTLE ROCKET'
'Bottle Rocket' is improved 'Rocket' ligularia - 6" shorter, with more dense habit and more flowers.
Mustard yellow flowers, chocolate stems, nice serrated leaves.
Blooming time: summer
Size: 28-34" tall by 24-28" wide
USDA zones: 4 to 9
Culture: partial shade, moisture retaining soils (consistent moisture is ideal), average soils with some organic matter; to fertile soils, ideal is neutral pH
Moisture Needs: medium-moist to moist-wet
Origin: 'Bottle Rocket' was introduced by Walters Gardens in 2014, plant is patented under PP24486.This selection comes from Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'. The species of L. stenocephala is native to temperate Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea), where it grows in moist mountain streamside meadows, damp forests, marshes, and on rocky cliffs.
Deer/rabbit resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: some butterflies / bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: round Proven Winner pot, 4.25" wide x 5" deep
Combinations: Great garden plant for slightly moist to moist soils, rain gardens, erosion control, close to water bodies. Good compations can be Actaea, Amsonia, Astilboides, Brunnera, Darmera, Chelone, Eupatorium, Helenium, Heliopsis, Hosta, Iris (sibirica, x lousiana, pseudata, virginica, versiclor etc.), Lobelia, Persicaria, Phlox (caroliniana, paniculata, maculata), Physostegia, Rudbeckia, Sanguisorba, Veronicastrum, Vernonia and grasses like Carex (Sedges), Panicum virgatum, Hakonechloa.
Picture copyright: Walters Gardens