Giant Leopard Plant has spikes of yellow daisy flowers rising above the foliage from early to late fall. Its attractive large glossy round leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the year.
Landscape Attributes
Giant Leopard Plant is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Planting & Growing
Giant Leopard Plant will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity extending to 4 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 30 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.
This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Giant Leopard Plant is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
Details
Botanical Name
Farfugium japonicum 'Gigantea'
Common Name
Giant Leopard Plant
Hardiness Zone
- 7b
Appearance
Max Height
4 feet
Max Spread
30 inches
Plant Form
Foliage Colour
- Green
Fall Colour
Flower Colour
- Yellow
Edible
Edible Component
Edible Harvest Period
Edible Use
Fruit Colour
Growing
Flowering Period
Early to Late Fall
Moisture
Average to Evenly Moist
Sunlight
Partial to Full Shade
Maintenance
Low
Deer Resistance
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