Leopard's Bane
Common names Leopard's Bane
Latin name Doronicum cordatum
Life cycle Perennial
Height 18-24"
Space --
Bloom May
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Humusy
Zone --
Feature Rabbit resistant, Xeriscape
Use:
This early spring flowering pernnial combines well with blue grape hyacinths, forget-me-nots, primroses, sweet rockets, bleeding heart, mertensia and picks up the yellow color of daffodils carrying it further into the spring season. The bright yellow looks fresh against the spring green foliage of shrubs just starting to leaf out. Do not plant them too close to the foreground or in large masses because they go dormant in the summer and will leave conspicuous voids. Leopard's band offers excellent cut flowers that combine nicely with red tulips, white daffodils, and blue forget-me-nots.


Culture:
By mid-summer these plants have finished their yearly cycle and the foliage disappears. They might come out of dormancy for a second bloom in autumn when the weather turns cool. Divide every 4-5 years right after they finish flowering.



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