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Most cultivars of leopard plant have shiny green leaves variegated with irregular creamy white or yellow markings. The leaves are leathery and large, 4-10 in (10.2-25.4 cm) across, rounded or kidney shaped with wavy or toothed margins, held aloft on long stalks, and they are evergreen. Leopard plant grows in a loose clump about 2 ft (0.6 m) tall and just as wide that spreads by shallow rhizomes. Daisylike yellow flowerheads, 1-2 in (2.5-5.1 cm) across, are borne in loose clusters rising on downy stems above the foliage in autumn and early winter. The typical species (which is seldom found in cultivation) has glossy all-green leaves. The cultivar 'Argenteum' (a.k.a. 'Albovariegatum') has leaves mottled with irregular creamy white margins. 'Aureomaculata', the true "leopard plant", has random yellow spots all over the leaves. 'Crispula' or 'Crispata', sometimes called "parsley ligularia", has ruffled leaves.
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Leopard plant is usually grown in borders or containers for its bold, attractive foliage. It is sometimes used as a dramatic ground cover and benefits from the moist atmosphere along ponds or stream edges as long as the roots are not subjected to flooding or perpetually wet soil. As an accent plant, it is superb in moist, shady woodland locations. The late season flowers are showy, too.
Features Steve Christman 2/15/02; updated 2/2/04, 8/20/06
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