Kirengeshoma palmata, the yellow wax bells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Japan and eastern China (Huangshan and Tianmushan).[1] It is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall by 75 cm (30 in) broad, with sycamore-like palmate leaves, and fleshy, pale yellow flowers borne on slender maroon stems in late summer. It is a calcifuge, suitable for cultivation in a shady, moist location in acid soil.[2]
Kirengeshoma palmata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
Genus: | Kirengeshoma |
Species: | K. palmata
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Binomial name | |
Kirengeshoma palmata Yatabe
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The Koreana Group of Kirengeshoma palmata has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
edit- ^ Huang Shumei (Hwang Shu-mei), Bruce Bartholomew. "Kirengeshoma palmata". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "Kirengeshoma palmata Koreana Group". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 September 2023.