Farfugium japonicum Shishi Mediterranean Europe This fascinating North American (Ohio

This fascinating North American (Ohio south to Alabama) native forms a dense groundcover of grey-green

velvet mallow is truly hard to kill

held at the end of burgundy petioles

The heavily silver-veined dark green leaves form an extraordinarily vigorous 15" tall x 28" wide evergreen clump

Farfugium japonicum Shishi Mediterranean Europe This fascinating North American (OhioFarfugium 'Shishi' is a rarely offered, old Japanese cultivar of unspotted Leopard plant with leaves that emerge covered in grey hair, before aging to solid green, with a dramatic serrated, wavy edge. The clump are topped with 2' tall stalks of bright yellow daisies, starting in mid October. Plants are evergreen above 15 20 degrees F.