Ligularia – Bottle Rocket
This robust grower will make will make a statement in your shade garden with its bright mustard yellow flower spikes in summer. Very large, thick, serrated leaves form a compact clump.
Features
This robust grower will make will make a statement in your shade garden with its bright mustard yellow flower spikes in summer. Very large, thick, serrated leaves form a compact clump.
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies
Resists: Deer
Bog Plant
Maintenance Notes
Ligularias are at their best when grown in cool, moist locations in part shade. Protect from hot afternoon sun. Required constant moisture.
Uses Notes
Best used in partial sun landscapes.
Maintenance Category Easy
Water Category Average
Bloom Time
Flower Form Border Plant, Container, Cut Flower, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen or Focal Point
Soil Fertility Average Soil, Fertile Soil
Soil PH Category Neutral Soil
pH C - pH 6.0 - 6.5
EC (2:1 Extraction Method) 1 - 1.3
Fertilization 100 - 150
Light Requirements Medium
Water Requirements Moderate to Moist
Rooting Out Temperature 65 - 72° Fahrenheit
Growing On Temperature 55 - 65° Fahrenheit
Planting and Timing Information
Late Spring to Summer Finish, Grow in 6" - 1 ppp or 2 gallon - 1ppp
Pinching and Growth Regulators
Usually not necessary.
Pest and Disease Management
General pest and disease practices as listed in the notes. Few insect and disease problems. Watch for Rhizoctonia, Aphids and White Fly and treat as necessary.
Grower Tips
-Bulking them the year before is best when growing in larger sizes (2 gallon containers). When grown in smaller sizes (6" and 1 gallon containers), they can be grown and sold in one season, but bulking the year before can still be beneficial for producing a superior plant.
-Protect plants from direct, hot sun since this can cause plant stress, this is common with late summer planting. Keeping plants more moist during hot temperatures will reduce plant wilt and stress.
-Plant plugs even with the top of the soil.
-Cold vernalization and Long Days are required for flowering, but plants can be sold as a foliage item without vernalization or Long Day treatment.
