This rhizomatous herbaceous perennial has a clumping habit with upright bronze tinted mid green lobed leaves. The small creamy white bell-shape flowers appear in upright clusters above the foliage during spring.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Mukdenia rossii is naturally found from northern China to Korea growing in woodlands and in damp gullies. It prefers an organic rich moist well-drained soil that is moderately fertile in a semi-shaded to filtered light position and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

This perennial is grown for its flowers and its clumping habit. It is planted in small or cottage gardens along herbaceous borders or used as a specimen in a shaded rockery. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 2 to 4 years and is moderately long lived. It may also be grown in tubs or used in shaded courtyards, preferring a cool damp summer.ID 3066

Mukdenia (muck-DAY-nee-ah) rossii (ROSS-ee-eye)

Saxifragaceae (saks-ih-frag-AY-see-ee)
Saxifrages, Astilbes, Elephant`s Ears