Darmera pelatata | umbrella plant

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The common name, umbrella plant, refers to both the large umbrella-like leaves and the small umbrella-shaped flowers. It takes some imagination to see the pale pink flowers as umbrella shaped, but they are splendid nonetheless. We eagerly await the day they emerge on naked stems in early spring.

This is an imposing West Coast native plant that is best grown in moist, cool climates. We have grown it successfully in our part-shade garden next to a downspout for the last few years.

Renamed Peltiphyllum peltatum

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society

Zones: 5 to 8
Family: Saxifragaceae
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 36 to 60 in.
Spread: 36 to 60 in.
Exposure: Part Shade to Shade
Soil Conditions: Moist, boggy, average
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Color: Pink
Native Range: western North America

Special Characteristics

Little to no care required (once established)
Outstanding fall color

image credits

Image 1 (blooms) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 2 (foliage) Wouter Hagens, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 3 (spring) Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 4 (pond) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons