Yellow Wax Bells - Kirengeshoma palmata

An excellent choice for shade gardens this perennial is grown for its interesting sycamore shaped leaves, and it's late blooming canary yellow bell shaped flowers. It's a great choice for those looking for an eastern appeal in the garden performs well in Japanese style gardens or in a shady area of any garden. Provides a shrub alternative for shaded areas, and the bold leaves stand out among other favorites, such as aralia, hosta, or tiarella.

Wax bells, appreciate, rich, moist soil, and will grow in the shade of trees. It's rarely bothered by disease or pest and can naturalize an area of woodland with beautiful textured shrub-like growth. It is not evergreen and will regrow quickly into a shrub each year.

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Yellow Wax Bells - Kirengeshoma palmata

Grow under a tree canopy or in an established forested area. The salvia is easy to care for with little or no maintenance. Soil should stay moist and may require additional watering in periods of drought, but with its tolerance of shade it prefers to grow in areas where direct sunlight isn't a problem and benefits dramatically from a layer of mulch, whether it be hardwood or leaf. Does not tolerate wet feet.