ON THIS PLANT
Doronicum austriacum, the Austrian leopard's bane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Turkey, and prefers to grow in beech and spruce forests. A clumping perennial reaching 120 cm (47 in), it is available from commercial suppliers, with the Royal Horticultural Society considering it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Doronicum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-9
- Mature Height
- 0.91 m to 1.52 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.52 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 6.35 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Native Area
- Turkey, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Albania, Romania, France
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Austrian leopard's-bane en Austrian leopardsbane
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