Guide to growing garden plants - Ligularia Goldenray

Members of Ligularia are hardy perennials that can reach from 30cm to 1.8M in height.

They have tall stalks that grow out from large leaves.

The Ligularia genus plants can produce two distinct types of flowers; either daisy like or as long racemes; these flowers are usually yellow in both cases and bloom in the summer.

Some of the common names for Ligularia include Goldenray and Leopard plant.

How to grow Goldenray

When growing Goldenray and other Ligularia outdoors from seeds they can be sown on the soil surface in either autumn or before the last frost of spring. They prefer to grow in sunny areas of the garden but are able to tolerate shady conditions. The soil that Ligularia grows in should be moist.

When first growing Ligularia seedlings indoors then they should be prepared about one and a half months before due in the garden in the spring. They take from two to six weeks to germinate at 12 to 18 degrees.

Caring for Goldenray - Ligularia plants

Ligularia are fairly easy to look after, requiring regular water to maintain moist soil and a fertilizer applied in spring and summer. After flowering has finished cut back the stalks. At the end of the growing season in autumn cut Ligularia plants to ground level. To maintain vigorous growth it is best to divide Ligularia every three years in the springtime (this also enables the propagation of more plants).