Syneilesis

[RickR]

From my first plantings, which were also from the NARGS seed ex, the donated seed was extremely viable - near 100% germination.  I winter sowed them in pots in late January.  I had so many that I probably threw out half of them!

Since Syneilesis only puts up one non-true leaf the first year, I wonder if variegation would show on any of the Kikko seedlings the first year.  We'll have to see....

[McDonough]

Syneilesis palmata 'Kikko' (foreground) is feeling right at home planted close to its neighbor, A. aconitifolia (background).

[RickR]

The pink flowering form of Syneilesis aconitifolia (Shredded umbrella Plant) is maturing in the garden now, and I never thought the leaves would get this large!  I refuse to be slave to my gardens, so they wilt down a little every day in this heat to the point that they now look permanently wilted, even though they can be fully turgid.  (Unfortunately, I don't have any constantly moist garden areas.)  The photo is deceiving, but laid flat, the largest leaf measures 19.5 inches across!

        

          

[McDonough]

An impressive beauty there Rick.  Looks great given enough room to breathe.  I planted my Syneilesis palmata 'Kikko' much too close to other plants, and it is totally hidden by Kirengeshoma palmata right now, but I plan to move it to a more generous spot.  The pink flowers on your Syneilesis aconitifolia look rather showy, and the reflexed leaf form is most appealing.

[Tim Ingram]

What a fascinating plant Rick - those 'shaving brush' like flowerheads are intriguing, and the close up of the flowers rather striking. Like all the ligularias I think we would struggle with this in our summer dry garden.

[cohan]

 Really  great looking plant, Rick! this is something I'd love to try for sure
On the wilting, I have a planting of one of the native tall Antennaria species (I've keyed it, but forget now, need to do it again now that I have photos of this year's involucres which hold the important characters) which usually grows in moist areas and while the soil where it is does not ever dry out, it does tend to droop a bit in the leaf, which I think cannot be about moisture- the place I collected it from originally is no wetter than where it is now.. so I'm not sure if this is just normal ( I don't see the wild plants consistently enough to see if they droop) or if it has anything to do with the fact that in nature the plant is much less  concentrated- the plant spreads by stolons, but they are mixed with other plants in nature, in my garden it's a tight clump, and or maybe more shading from those plants they are mixed with in nature, though they are in locations as open as mine or often more so... anyway, doesn't seem to hurt it- no leaf browning, and it's flowering and growing..

[Hoy]

A great Syneilesis, Rick! All my attempts to grow that genus have failed (slugs of course) but I am tempted to try at my summerhouse where the slug problem is less (but drought is more frequent ).