Patrinia gibbosa
(Swollen Patrinia)
Family - Caprifoliaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Japan
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 45cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming, upright habit. Mid-green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with pointed tips and jagged, coarsely toothed margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant. Many small, bright yellow flowers are funnel-shaped. The Blooms are held in branched panicles and are produced from late spring into late summer. The Blooms have an unusual fragrance.
The genus Patrinia is named in honour of Eugene Patrin (1724-1815), a French scientist who travelled through Asia and collected plants.
Flower:
Small, bright yellow flowers are funnel-shaped. The blooms are held in branched panicles and are produced from May into August. The flowers are scented.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Funnel-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: May, June, July, August
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with jagged, Dentate margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant, but some are held in opposite pairs on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.
