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DARMERA INDIAN RHUBARB Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) |
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| Darmera peltata by a stream in California. Photograph by Brother Alfred Brousseau, © St. Mary's College of California | ||
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Photograph © Paige Woodward
Photograph by Brother Alfred Brousseau, © St. Mary's College of California |
Darmera
peltata (Torrey
ex Benth.) Voss. Umbrella plant. Native to sunny
streamsides in Oregon, N California and Utah. The flowers, white to pink,
bloom in April-June. Sometimes called Peltophyllum peltatum. The
leaves, with a stem attached in the centre, are indeed umbrella-like.Height
to 1 m (40"). Zone 5.
Pot 10 cm / 4". In Canada C$8.00; elsewhere US$7.25. |
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