It took me about a decade of gardening to learn restraint at the nursery when shopping for plants. But these days, I'm pretty strict about what makes it into my tiny backyard garden: Plants need to ...

Leopard plant is an evergreen, clump-forming perennial that is widely sought for use in landscapes and containers. This somewhat underutilized plant offers both stunning foliage and bright yellow ...

Members of the aster family can be described by a lot of wonderful adjectives but lush and tropical are typically not among the considerations. Such is the case however with the giant leopard plant.

For those looking to add interest in shady areas of their yard, perennial ligularia — also known as leopard plant — is a perfect, sunny pick. Leopard plant grows best in medium dry to wet soils, and ...

Giant leopard plant- Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum. Ligularia was its Latin name when I was in college, but now it is farfugium! This is the large leopard plant. It is a wonderful shade perennial ...

A large-leafed beauty is the giant leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum ‘Gigantea’), an herbaceous perennial that grows in a mounding habit. The reniform (or kidney-shaped, with a notch) leaves are dark ...

Robert Fortune, a quintessential plant explorer, is credited with introducing the plant (formerly named Ligularia) to England in 1856. Its leaves are as large as a giant hosta, though not as fragile.

I am looking for a flowering, groundcover plant that does well in the shade. What do you think about the leopard plant? The leopard plant, Farfugium japonicum, would be a good choice for a perennial, ...

There’s always something new to see, wherever you are. The other day I took a different route to work at the University, here in Columbia, and found a real spectacle. Garden flowers, putting on a show ...