Farfugium japonicum var giganteum Marco Pulmonaria with a massive show of

with a massive show of butter-yellow flowers with an orange blush on the upper exterior

In the eastern US the ruby throated hummingbirds will visit the flowers in years when the blooming corresponds with their arrival

native fern that should be in every woodland garden

it looks like a purple dust-ruffle on top of a short pedestal

Farfugium japonicum var giganteum Marco Pulmonaria with a massive show of(aka: Ligularia tussilaginea 'Gigantea', Farfugium reniforme) We have recently discovered that "giganteum" is actually a naturally occurring endemic variety (Okuno 2010) of Farfugium japonicum, native to Japan's southern Ryukyu Islands, so we've altered the name a bit and added a proper cultivar to honor garden designer Marco Stufano who first brought it to the US. Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum 'Marco' is a selected clone of the giant form with