Bigleaf Ligularia

Ligularia dentata

A commanding presence in damp, shadier borders, Ligularia dentata forms dramatic mounds of large, kidney-shaped leaves — deep green in the species, rich purple-bronze in cultivars such as 'Othello' — crowned in late summer by bold clusters of vivid orange-yellow daisies on dark stems. Give it reliably moist soil and shelter from scorching afternoon sun and it will reward you with genuinely theatrical presence.