Perennials > Farfugium > Farfugium japonicus > Farfugium japonicus var. giganteum
Farfugium japonicus
var. giganteum
Farfugium
Origin: Japan.
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Farfugium |
| Species |
| japonicus |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Variety |
| giganteum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7a - 10b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-17.7) - 1.7 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 35 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Grow in containers, mass in moist areas of shade or woodland gardens, borders, or along streams, ponds, pools or bog gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers a position in full sun to light shade, and it grows best in a well drained soil. |
| Habitat |
| Moist meadows and stream banks in Japan and eastern Asia. |
| Leaf Description |
| Huge, long-stalked, glossy, leathery, kidney-shaped, dark green leaves (30 m or more across) that form a basal clump to 60 cm tall. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates, but will die to the ground when temperatures fall to -6.°C. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellow flowers , mostly leafless stalks that rise above the foliage to 75 cm. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By stem cuttings and seed. |
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