Darmera peltata
(Umbrella Plant)
Family - Saxifragaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Western USA
Year of Introduction - 1873
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 90cm
Width - 50cm or more
Location - The Stream Area
Description: A rhizomatous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Many small pink flowers, each with a prominent cluster of red stamens are held in rounded Cymes and emerge before the foliage. The Cymes are held atop tall, bare stems and are produced from mid to late spring. Large, dark green rounded leaves, with lobed, Dentate margins, can reach up to 60cm across, and develop after the flowers. The large peltate leaves (leaf stems are attached in the centre of the leaf as opposed to the margin) are the reason for the common name of Umbrella Plant. The foliage turns deep shades of red in the autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Peltiphyllum peltatum
Flower:
Small, pale pink, saucer-shaped flowers in rounded cymes are produced on bare stems in April and May before the leaves emerge.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in cymes
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Large, dark green, rounded and lobed leaves have coarsely toothed margins. The foliage emerges after the flowers in late spring. The leaves are peltate and can reach up to 60cm across. The leaves are held at the base of the plant and have good red autumn colour.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Rounded, lobed
Autumn Colour: Red
Propagation:
Seed, division.
Cultivation:
Best in sun or partial shade in moist soil. Good for use on pond margins.