Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Cornales
Family:Hydrangeaceae
Genus:Kirengeshoma
Species: K. palmata
Binomial name
Kirengeshoma palmata
Yatabe

Kirengeshoma palmata, the yellow wax bells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangaceae, native to Japan and eastern China (Huangshan and Tianmushan).[1] It is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall by 75 cm (30 in) broad, with sycamore-like palmate leaves, and fleshy, pale yellow flowers borne on slender maroon stems in late summer. It is a calcifuge, suitable for cultivation in a shady, moist location in acid soil.[2]

References

  1. Huang Shumei (Hwang Shu-mei), Bruce Bartholomew. "Kirengeshoma palmata". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
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