| Description | A large growing plant that requires moist soil conditions. Combination of the chocolate-maroon and orange daisy-like flowers make this an outstanding plant in the right spot. |
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| Pronunciation | (lig-yew-LAYER-ee-a)(den-TAH-ta) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | Grows best in shaded sites. |
| Moisture | Grows best in shaded sites unless copious amounts of water are given during the hotter drier times of the growing season. |
| Soil & Site | average to moist, wilts when dry |
| Flowers | orange, 2-5" on branched corymbs, midsummer to early fall |
| Leaves | large, chocolate maroon above and purple beneath, long stalks (petioles) kidney shaped leaves. |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall by 2-3 feet wide |
| Propagation | division in the spring |
| Author's Notes | In my opinion it’s not even worth growing this plant unless you can give it cool, moist and shaded sites. Otherwise all they will do is wilt!! |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #40-Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #79-Perennials For Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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