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Austrian leopard's bane | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Austrian leopard's bane

Doronicum austriacum

Low Maintenance

Genus: Doronicum
Family: Asteraceae

About this plant

D. austriacum is a clump-forming perennial to 120cm, producing basal leaves 13cm long at or just after flowering. The stem leaves are smaller, and the yellow flowers, produced in small clusters in late spring and early summer, are about 5cm across

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade

Pruning

Deadhead flowers for a second flush of blooms

Propagation

Propagate by division in early autumn or propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring

Pests

Generally pest free but leaf and bud eelworm may be troublesome

Diseases

May be affected by a leaf spot, root rot and powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks SlopesGround Cover

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years