Darmera Peltata

How unusual and beautiful - I don't think I've ever seen this before...

Karen i hadnt till i got it from our local nursery a few years ago, also known as indian rhubarb not edable,
flowers first then big leaves after :o)

i dont think so julia, but them again i dont really know, you can google it and read what it says. but im sure it isnt, has bigger umbrella shape leaves like rhubarb.

oooh - sounds more and more interesting! :)

I've just googled this - it's amazing! I want one!!! :)

hope you manage to get one karen, im sure you will :o))

As long as it's in M. B's plantfinder - it's possible! ;)))

Oooh, look at it ...isn't it beautiful!! :))

let me know if you find it karenf.. :o))
cheers karens.. they are pretty closeup :o))

Wow, this is gorgeous....I want one too.

thanx Alex, need shade mainly and moist ground or bog garden, not hot and dry, so depends if you have a space thats suits where you are Alex.

More and more perfect for my gable end! :))))))

great karen, keep searching ;o))

Less and less for mine. ;o)

i thought it may be to dry where you are Alex unless you have a wet area, like a pond edge where its roots could be in wet.

I will be happy looking at your pictures.

Wow thats beautiful.

Got it written down for my (frequent) visit to M. B tomorrow, San...I'll let you know how I get on! :)))

thanx willinilli :o))
karen will they order one if they can get it for you :o)

San, is it actually a 'marginal' or just a bog plant do you know?

San the one you gave me has several new flower heads on, I love it, so thanks again.

very beautiful!

Very pretty:))))

I've got one on order, San - 9 euros!

karen yes i know but i have it in border in shade and damp area :o))
Dotty thats great and so glad its doing well :o))
tahnkyou junna :o))
cheers mark hope yours does well :o))
brilliant karen and bargain price :o))

Ok.....I've got it in favourites. Now I will go and read about it. Looks great Sandra.

It is a very interesting plant Sandra....I just Googled it.

Doesn't look like mines going to flower this year then, no sign of anything yet, damn it was only leaves last year too:-), lovely to see yours though San :-)

thanx Linda it is interesting and lasts so long with flowers first then leaves :o))
sorry about that simbad, can you see swellings from the corm a pinky colour, thats what mine looks like where the flowers burst from, i have had this about 4 years and had flowers from 2nd year, also make sure the corms are above ground level and just dangly roots below, not surpose to be buried. just a thought :o)

Thanks for that Sanbaz I didn't know the corms had to be above ground oops, mines been in 2 years now and only had leaves so far, no sign of any swellings, so thanks for the tip I'll dig it up and replant it properly :-))

simbad if you zoom in on my pic you can see the hard corm on the soil, and the soil packed around, it will settle itself in over time , mine did.

simbad just posted a pic for you, hope it helps.

Thanks San just seen it ;-)

Nice Sandra, further on than mine. Mine have about 4 flowers too.

your welcome simbad :o))
thanx Dawn things have sprouted pretty quick this year in blackpool not sure why lol
anyway last count i have 4 large and tall and 1 small and short haha :o))

This is beautiful Sandra!

thankyou michaella, lovely large leaves after the flowers till autumn :o))

Brilliant. Everything so late here, cold too.

Well I went out and checked San and did find the rhizomes above ground like in your picture, they were a bit hidden by bluebell leaves :-), not as big as yours yet, but there is something sprouting from them not sure if it'll be leaves or flowers, but the leaves come later don't they, so fingers crossed for flowers:-)

its not to bad here Dawn for a change, but could do with being a bit warmer now we are in may ;o))
simbad thats the word i was looking for lol "rhizomes " i knew corms wasnt right somehow even though you knew what i ment haha, well im glad it seems ok, fingers crossed for some flowers :o)))yes leaves later

Hi Sandra ... beautiful flowers :o)

Hi san, was thinking of splitting mine, did you do this in the autumn or spring and how? cheers :^)

thankyou Terra they are pretty and the leaves are great to after :o)))
HI Daylily, you can split them either, i found it easier in spring before they shoot, but iv done both times of the year,
i just get a spade and try to dig between the rhizomes, you know what i mean as they sit on top of soil, also i try to see which have shoots starting if in spring so i get a good piece to set or give someone, doesnt matter if you snap any off as long as plenty of good roots dangling when you lift them, they look tough to lift but once you slice it they come up quite easy,
hope that helps :o)) try to keep each sausage piece intact if you can haha, very discriptive hey!

Lol San, thanks very much :^))

lol your welcome and good luck :o))

I have the leaves San but I'm still waiting for it to bloom , yours is fab!

aww sorry Amy, well its living so flowers will come one day :o))