Darmera peltata
- Product number: 120750
- Origin: North America
- Latin: Darmera peltata, also known as Peltiphyllum peltatum
An aquatic plant that thrives on the bank or in shallow water, native to creeks in North-West America. The leaf stalks are tasty and can be peeled and eaten both raw and (briefly) cooked. The taste is fresh, sour, and slightly sweet, becoming more robust towards the leaves. Use young stems! Before the leaves grow, pink flowers appear on long, bare stems, after which the round and wavy, very decorative leaves form an impressive plant: beautifully reflected along the water's edge. In autumn, the leaves turn reddish-bronze. The plant creeps and spreads with above-ground rhizomes. Both sun and shade are fine, as long as it's moist. Flowering time April-July, depending on the location.
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Latin: Darmera peltata, or also Peltiphyllum peltatum
Dutch: Indianenrabarber (Indian Rhubarb)
Also: Paraplublad (Umbrella Leaf)
English: Indian Rhubarb, Umbrella Plant
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- Flower colour: Pink blossoms on long, bare stems
- Origin: North America
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Darmera peltata, also known as Peltiphyllum peltatum
- Dutch: Darmera peltata
- Also known as: Umbrella publication
- English: Indian Rhubarb, Umbrella Plant
