Farfugium japonicum Kinbotan exclude_rebuy borealis 'Honshu' is a female

borealis 'Honshu' is a female clone of aucuba that was originally collected in a very cold

moist toes

it prefers to climb through its neighbors

The 4' tall stems are topped in midsummer with large heads of rich pink/wine flowers

starting for us in late March with dozens of flower-laden stalks

Farfugium japonicum Kinbotan exclude_rebuy borealis 'Honshu' is a female(aka: Ligularia tussilaginea) 2022 marks our first offering of the rarely offered Japanese Farfugium japonicum 'Kinbotan'. This speckled leaf leopard plant forms a 20" tall x 2' wide clump that's similar to Farfugium 'Kagami Jishi', but with smaller yellow spotted leaves, which also have more sharply angular leaf ruffling. The evergreen clumps are topped with stalks of yellow daisies starting for us in late October.