Summer ragwort, Leopard plant Ligularia dentata

Light Summer ragwort, Leopard plant
These plants are rustic in the areas with a Mediterranean climate, therefore they can be grown outside. Perennial plants mainly have a spring and summer development. During the coldest months of the year the aerial part can completely dry out, to come up the year after.These plants are frightened by direct solar rays, which could ruin their leaves; we suggest to place them in a shady place.

Cultivation Summer ragwort, Leopard plant
These plants are perennial herbs. This plant in the spring assumes a yellow colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 1,2 m high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub.

Fertilize Summer ragwort, Leopard plant
In the spring let’s fertilize perennials periodically, using a specific fertilizer for flowering plants, to add to the irrigating water, every 20-25 days; or we can spread a slow release fertilizer near the plants every 3-4 months.

Water Summer ragwort, Leopard plant
Watering must be abundant and very regular, trying to keep the soil slightly humid; we suggest to avoid surpluses. Let's water it every 0-1 weeks with 3-4 glasses of water . These plants display a pretty long period of vegetational rest. During this time it isn't necessary to water the plants.

Pests Summer ragwort, Leopard plant
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Mold Summer ragwort, Leopard plant
Let’s locate these plants in a heavy substratum, which stays humid for long.

Climate peat sand Soil Pumice Bark S. Organic alpine 3 1 2 0 0 1 continental 2 2 2 0 0 1 mediterranean 1 3 2 0 0 1

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