Aug 13, 2020
Plant of the Day
Thursday 13 August 2020
The sophisticated foliage and flowers of Syneilesis aconitifolia (shredded umbrella plant, tattered umbrella) provide an unusual element to the edge of this woodland border. The foliage emerges from a slowly spreading rhizome beneath the soil surface. The young leaves are covered in silky fine white hairs and unfurl like umbrellas. Flowers appear in late summer on tall stems with up to 30 tubular blooms per head. This distinctive plant needs a moist, well drained humus-rich soil.
Jill Raggett