Among the most popular perennial for shaded areas these plants form a sturdy mound of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms. This extra-large selection features enormous, heavily textured green leaves that are cupped with the ability to hold water. Stalks of pale lavender flowers rise above in midsummer.
Type: Perennial
Height: 4 ft
Spread: 5.8 ft
Zone: 3
Sun: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil: Moist Well Drained
Flower: Early Summer, Purple
Fruit: Edible Foliage, No Fruit
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate
Foliage: Mounds of heavily textured and deeply cupped foilage
Applications: Used as a border plant, a groundcover or in a mass planting
Ornamental features: Blooms in early summer
Sun: Part Shade to Full Shade
Drainage: Requires average moist, well-drained conditions
Maintenance: Low maintenance
Pruning: Plants go dormant in fall - dying foliage can be removed any time before mid-spring.