Kirengeshoma palmata
Blooming Time
Exposure
Yellow wax bells is a shrubby perennial with large maple-like leaves, measuring 8″ across and colored light green. Bell-shaped yellow flowers are borne in late summer, followed by interesting three-horned seed capsules. This unique plant works well along shady perennial borders or woodland gardens and appreciates an organic mulch layer to keep it moist and cool. With its larger size, it makes a suitable backdrop plant.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Yellow to Chartreuse
Growth Habit:
Shrubby
Max Height:
4'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
A shrubby perennial with large maple-like leaves, measuring 8-inches across and colored light green. Bell-shaped yellow flowers are followed by interesting three-horned seed capsules.
Landscape Value
Works well along shady perennial borders and appreciates an organic mulch layer to keep it moist and cool.
Care
Watering:
Yellow Wax Bells is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
Yellow Wax Bells is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Yellow Wax Bells should be pruned while dormant during late fall or winter.