Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata, the yellow wax bells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Japan and eastern China (Huangshan and Tianmushan).[1] It is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 60–120 cm (24–47 in) tall by 75 cm (30 in) broad, with sycamore-like palmate leaves, and fleshy, pale yellow flowers borne on slender maroon stems in late summer. It is a calcifuge, suitable for cultivation in a shady, moist location in acid soil.[2]

Kirengeshoma palmata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Cornales
Family:Hydrangeaceae
Genus:Kirengeshoma
Species:
K. palmata
Binomial name
Kirengeshoma palmata
Yatabe

The Koreana Group of Kirengeshoma palmata has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

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