Syneilesis aconitifolia
Syneilesis aconitifolia is a cool foliage plant that looks like a shredded umbrella!
Description:
Syneilesis aconitifolia is an intriguing aster relative that emerges from the ground like a fuzzy mushroom crossed with a rocket ship then it opens into a multi-spoked umbrella of leaflets that looks like it has been torn apart by a winter windstorm! Grown for its mounds of intriguing foliage, this species is flexible for a variety of conditions including dry shade! Insignificant whitish flowers in summer.
Common Name: Shredded Umbrella Plant
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Dry, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry hillsides.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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