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| 8/3/13 |
'Crimson Fans'
These pretty plants have no common name other than mukdenia. It used to be classed as Aceriphyllum.
I put in several in fall of 2011, right at the entrance to the gavel garden from the bluestone walkway, but they were tiny and barely visible as winter arrived.
Here is a picture of the beautiful wine-tipped leaves that I saw at Cornell Plantations. The plants formed good sized low mounds and the foliage spilled over itself. The leaves are broad and glossy.
I put in six little plants to edge the gravel garden, shaded by other plants. It wants shade and moisture and may not like hot humid summers.
In early spring (April) there are tiny white starry flowers, but I haven't see those yet.
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| picture from MoBot |
I'm trying to establish a small row spilling over the edges of the gravel garden. These are either taking their time to establish, or they don't like where I have put them.
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| 7/10/14 |
They certainly are slow to establish.
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| 5/23/15 |
Some sources say this is a plant hardy only to zone 7, others say zone 4. That's a wide difference.
This is a plant profile on Garden Web that shows some nice photos of mukdenia, including using it in a container.
