Syneilesis (Asteraceae) BSWJ298

subglabrata

From the north of the Central Mountains of Taiwan found as isolated plants growing in a cold deep valley. These members of the daisy family, are good subjects for dry shade, where they form erect stems to 50cm tall, with peltate deeply lobed leaves (stem in the centre of the leaf like an umbrella), with the flowering stem stretching to 85cm tall, when bearing a terminal panicle of flowers, which are somewhat insignificant. Best grown in part-full shade where there is good drainage in winter while retaining a little moisture.