It is very similar to and somewhat difficult to distinguish from Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona', except it is perhaps slightly smaller and produces slightly smaller flowers. Petioles, veins, flower stalks and lower leaf surfaces of this cultivar are distinctively reddish-purple. Commonly called the Leopard plant This Ligularia is a robust hardy perennial, much prized for its large rounded bronze tinted. New leaves emerge purplish-red, but mature to brownish-green on top and purplish beneath. 'Othello' is grown as much for its dark colored foliage as for its flowers. Othello is a bold specimen perennial that forms clumps of large rounded dark green leaves with a purple underside. Genus name comes from the Latin word ligula meaning strap in reference to the shape of the ray flowers. Ligularia dentata ‘Othello’ Size: 2-3’ Tall and Wide Growth Habit: clumping Growth Rate: Moderate Light Requirements: Shade to part shade Soil Requirements: well draining moist soils Appeal: Othello Ligularia is known for its large leaved foliage and its yellow/orange daisy like flowers. Synonymous with and formerly known as Senecio clivorum. Purplish black stems rise above in summer, bearing long spikes of bright-yellow daisy flowers. ![]() Plants form a clump of large, jagged-edged green leaves. ![]() Sometimes commonly called big leaf ligularia. Ligularia USDA Zone: 4-9 Plant number: 1.317.720 Sometimes called Elephant Ears, this is a bold specimen perennial that needs a moist location. Taller stems appear in midsummer, bearing clusters of bright golden orange daisy flowers. Plants form a clump of large, rounded dark-green leaves with a purple backside. Daisy-like, orange-yellow flowers (2-3” across) with brownish-yellow centers bloom in loose corymbs atop thick, mostly leafless stalks that rise above the foliage in early summer. Ligularia USDA Zone: 3-9 Plant number: 1.317.600 Sometimes called Elephant Ears, this is a bold specimen perennial that needs a moist location. ![]() Its best ornamental feature may be the foliage which consists of huge, long-stalked, leathery, rounded, cordate-based, dark green leaves (12” or more long) that form a basal clump to 3-4’ tall. It is an imposing, clump-forming perennial that is grown in gardens as much for its foliage as for its flowers. Ligularia dentata, commonly called leopard plant, is native to China and Japan.
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