ORNAMENTAL PLANTS OF HORTICULTURE VALUE

Selection of perennials

10-20 species, depending on classification, in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemispere. According to Russian botanists 12 species in the FSU.

F. camtschatica (Pall.) Maxim.

Far East (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and Kamchatka) and Japan. In meadows, frequently along rivers banks.

Flowering plant up to 3 m. Basal leaves kidney-shaped, 3-5 lobed, up to 30-40 cm broad, stem leaves trilobed, smaller. Inflorescence cymose, of numerous minute white flowers. V - April to October. Fl - July or August. Fr - August or September. P - rhizome division and seed sown in autumn. Does well in places with sufficient soil moisture. Cold-resistant. Good for group planting in tall herbaceous borders. Z 4 (3).

F. palmata

Siberia (southwestern part of eastern Siberia), Far East (except extreme northern regions) and adjacent parts of China and Mongolia. Wet, mesic meadows, deciduous forests, river banks.

Flowering stem 90-150 cm. Basal leaves palmate, 3-5 or 7-9 lobed, lower trifid-dentate. Stem leaves 15-20 cm x 15-25 cm. Inflorescence terminal, compact, umbel-raceme, flowers white or pale pink, numerous. V - April to October. Fl - July. Fr - August. P - by division or seed. Shade tolerant but prefers sunny places. Z 4.