Darmera peltata

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Darmera peltata - rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California

Indian rhubarb, Peltiphyllum peltatum, umbrella plant

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Darmera, genus Darmera, genus Peltiphyllum, Peltiphyllum - one species

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Darmera peltata is another plant that becomes even more conspicuous late in the season.

ENJOY A GOLDEN MOMENT; Blaze through autumn with plants prized for their amazing changes and dramattic displays as the year ebbs away

Perfect parasols Darmera peltata Attention seeker Rosehip R hi

The golden touch; Blaze through autumn with plants prized for their dramatic dying displays Few gardeners consider a plant's autumn garb as a reason for choosing it, but amazing changes occur as the year ebbs away

Or Darmera peltata, the umbrella plant, a vigorous clump-forming perennial, which throws up clusters of pretty pale pink flowers on naked stems in spring, followed by rhubarb-like leaves that go red in the autumn.