Perfectly proportional plant forms a dense clump of thicker, serrated green. The spikes of mustard yellow flowers are held like a bouquet atop the dense foliage. Plant Patent #24,486 awarded May 20, 2014. A more compact sport of Little Rocket delivers excellent garden performance. Robust blooms, sturdy habit, heat tolerant, all these things add up to Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' The improved habit of 'Bottle Rocket'. It is a robust plant, with thick stems, and very large serrated foliage. More compact than many other ligularias, 'Bottle Rocket' grows 2.5 to 3 ft. Nifty yellow flower spikes in summer are a bonus. It has dense clumps of large, dark green, toothed leaves and daisy-like, golden yellow flowers held above the foliage on chocolate colored stems. Bottle Rocket Ligularia PERENNIAL (11) View reviews & questions Add to wishlist Description Compact variety has bold foliage, but takes up less space. The flowers are held like a bouquet in the center of the clump, and there are more flowering stems per plant than its parent. Mustard yellow flowers are held on chocolate stems just at the top of the dense clump of foliage so no naked stems are showing. Common Name: Dwarf Ligularia, leopard plant. ![]() of Zeeland, Michigan in 2006 as a sport of Ligularia ‘Little Rocket’. Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' PP24486 (30)ct Flat. 'Bottle Rocket' was discovered by Kevin Hurd of Walters Garden Inc. Genus name comes from the Latin word ligula meaning strap in reference to the shape of the ray flowers. Ligularias can be large plants growing over 6 ft. Ligularia fruits are cylindrical, usually hairless achenes. They have daisy-like, yellow to orange flowers held on narrow spikes, on long cone-shaped spikes or in flat-topped clusters. Caladiums can be an irritant if ingested. Caladiums are also generally considered to be houseplants where they prefer bright light or a sunny window. It can be grown in both sun and shade conditions. Ligularias have a basal rosette of large kidney-shaped, heart-shaped or triangular, often toothed leaves and stem leaves that decrease in size and number as they go up the stem. 'Bottle Rocket' is a fancy leaf variety with a bright red center and primary veins, white panes and a green margin. Most are native to Asia, especially Siberia, China and Japan. ![]() There are about 150 species in the genus, Ligularia. It has dense clumps of large, dark green, toothed leaves and daisy-like, golden yellow flowers held above the foliage on chocolate colored stems.
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