Kirengeshoma

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Read about Kirengeshoma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Kirengeshoma (Japanese words meaning yellow Anemonopsis macrophylla). Saxifragaceae. One perennial yellow-flowered herb from Japan, K. palmata, Yatabe, which has lately received attention in England where it has proved hardy and appears to be adapted to the shady border or rock-garden; prop. by division. The plant grows at an elevation of over 5,000 ft. in Japan, on Mt. Ishizuchi. Two to 4 ft., upright, the sts. slender and glabrous: lvs. large and papery, all the lower ones petioled. round-cordate and palmately 7-10-lobed, hairy on both surfaces, the lobes acute and coarsely toothed: fls. overtopping the lvs., on usually 3-fld. peduncles, nodding; corolla bell-shaped, to 1 ¾ in.long, the 5 petals oblong-lanceolate and recurved above the middle: fr. a loculicidally dehiscing caps. B.M. 7944. Gn. 64, p. 246; 74, p. 573. G. 27:421 R.H. 1908, p. 153. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Kirengeshoma palmata
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cornales Family: Hydrangeaceae Genus: Kirengeshoma
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Kirengeshoma is a genus containing one or two species of plants in the Hydrangea family. Both are native to Eastern Asia, with palmate leaves and yellow flowers, growing in shady environments. They are grown as a garden plant in other parts of the world.