The shredded umbrella plant is an herbaceous perennial that is grown for its attractive green foliage. In the spring, the leaves emerge on stiff stems like an unopened umbrella and are covered with silvery-white wooly hairs. As the leaves grow, they slowly open like a shredded umbrella and measure 10 inches in diameter. Small pinkish-white flowers appear in corymbs atop the brownish-purple stem from June to July. The plant may be difficult to obtain commercially, but its unique foliage will add much interest to a shade garden. This plant is a member of the Asteraceae or daisy family.
Blooms: Late Spring/Early Summer
Size: Grows 18 to 24 inches tall and spreads slowly via creeping rhizomes to form tidy colonies.
The shredded umbrella plant is an herbaceous perennial that is grown for its attractive green foliage. In the spring, the leaves emerge on stiff stems like an unopened umbrella and are covered with silvery-white wooly hairs. As the leaves grow, they slowly open like a shredded umbrella and measure 10 inches in diameter. Small pinkish-white flowers appear in corymbs atop the brownish-purple stem from June to July. The plant may be difficult to obtain commercially, but its unique foliage will add much interest to a shade garden. This plant is a member of the Asteraceae or daisy family.
Blooms: Late Spring/Early Summer
Size: Grows 18 to 24 inches tall and spreads slowly via creeping rhizomes to form tidy colonies.
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