| Description | Yellow Was Bells (Kirengeshoma palmata) A clump forming perennial with pendulous waxy yellow, bell shaped flowers. Requires an exacting site. |
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| Pronunciation | (ki-reng-ge-SHOW-ma)(pahl-MAY-ta) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | partial sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist |
| Soil & Site | woodland conditions, organic soils |
| Temperature | prefers the cooler ends of it's hardiness zone |
| Flowers | yellow, waxy, bell shaped,on stems from the axils of leaves, borne in cymes |
| Fruit | 3 horned , brownish green seed capsules |
| Leaves | coarsely toothed, deeply lobed, maple-like leaves up to 8 inches |
| Dimensions | 2-3 by 2-3 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | likes to remain undisturbed |
| Propagation | division in early spring, seeds |
| Native Site | Native to mountainous areas of Japan and Korea. |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Japanese name for a yellow-flowered perennial, from ki meaning yellow, renge meaning lotus blossom and shoma meaning hat. Specific epithet (species) means palmate for leaf shape. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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