Shape | Upright, clump-forming and spreading. |
Landscape | Bog gardens, borders, and mass planting. |
Cultivation | Full shade to partial-shade. Rich, humusy, moist to wet and well-drained soil. |
Pests | Powdery mildew may occur. |
Notable Specimens | The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Streams, ponds, meadows and woodlands. |
Bark/Stem Description | Branch to branchless stems rise from the base of the foliage clump. |
Leaf Description | Long stalked palmate basal leaves that are 10 - 15 cm long, deeply divided into 3 - 5 ovate toothed lobes. Small sessile stem leaves that have 3 lobes. |
Flower Description | Globular flowers that are 2 - 5 cm wide, each contain a ring of 10 - 15 showy, inward curving, petaloid sepals surrounding 5 petals. |
Colour Description | The leaves are green. The flowers are bright yellow. |