By Peonyrose
Inverness-Shire,
United Kingdom 
I bought this at the garden centre in 2008. I was on the sale bench for 20p and a tiny very sickly looking specimen it was. It has grown into a lovely healthy, showy plant. Does anyone know it's name? It appears to enjoy it's shady moist position in the garden.
27 May, 2010
Answers
It could be a ligularia...does it get yellow daisy flowers?
27 May, 2010
Snap SBG....we posted at the same time.......great minds..lol
27 May, 2010
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27 May, 2010
Thank you all very much - I have now managed to look this up in detail. You are clever, it is a Ligularia!....Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'.
27 May, 2010
These are great plants. Shady, moist soil. Mind the slugs as they tend to love this one.
I have had mine for years. It dies down every year and as soon as it warms up, up he comes again. I have no problem with getting new ones from the seeds, I then pass on to friends or sell at the garden club show.
He has what I call round yellow flowers. Try and get hold of a Ligularia prezwalskii as these have a huge tall flower spikes and large jagged leaves that complement the dentata really well.
27 May, 2010
The slugs have been having a go already T&T. I will look out for 'prezwalskii' - thanks for the tip.
27 May, 2010
Previous question
could it be a ligularia or an inula? does it flower? and if so what colour.
27 May, 2010