Kirengeshoma palmata

Bright yellow blooms light up the shade!

Genus: Kirengeshoma
Species: palmata
Item Form: Bareroot
Zone: 5 - 8
Bloom Start To End: Mid Summer - Mid Fall
Habit: Columnar
Plant Height: 2 ft 6 in - 3 ft 4 in
Plant Width: 2 ft 1 in - 2 ft 11 in
Restrictions:
*Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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Genus: Kirengeshoma
Species: palmata
Item Form: Bareroot
Zone: 5 - 8
Bloom Start To End: Mid Summer - Mid Fall
Habit: Columnar
Plant Height: 2 ft 6 in - 3 ft 4 in
Plant Width: 2 ft 1 in - 2 ft 11 in
Restrictions:
*Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
show more

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Why Bareroot?

Kirengeshoma palmate, commonly known as Yellow Waxed Bells, is highly sought after, being one of the more interesting and dramatic editions to the shade garden.

This herbaceous perennial is super hard to find, but luckily Wayside Gardens is here to help! Offering huge, maple-like leaves and bright-yellow blooms, this plant is a must-have for the woodland garden. A late bloomer, the bell-like flowers appear in midsummer to fall, dangling from erect, purple branches. The striking blooms are funnel-shaped and rarely open fully, and reach 1 to 2 inches long!

As fall creeps in, the blooms are replaced by large, 3-pronged seed capsules. Not to mention, the large leaves serve as the perfect backdrop through the seasons. There's no question as to why this interesting, shrub-like plant is so sought-after!

Reaching about 3 feet high and wide, it?s the perfect size for a variety of landscaping needs. Its clumping habit pairs beautifully with other shade perennials, such as large hostas and tall ferns. Enjoying partial to full shade, give this plant plenty of water, and watch it thrive! You won't be disappointed with interesting summer blooms that light up the shadiest of areas! Zones 5-8.

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The dry, sparse appearance of bareroot perennials can be alarming to the novice gardener, but in reality ordering bare root is often the smarter choice. Foliage and blooms can be seductive, but the health and long-term potential of a plant truly lies in its roots. Bareroot plants have several advantages over plants in containers—bare roots are less likely to be harmed in the shipping process, their timing is easier to control, and they are field-grown for larger, healthier root systems. This why Wayside Gardens has had great success with bare root plants, and you can too!

It is safer to ship plants in bareroot form because there is no risk in harming new growth, and therefore the plant actually has a better chance of making it safely into the customer’s garden.

And thanks to refrigerated storage, the timing of bareroot perennials can be precisely controlled. "(Bareroot perennials) are dormant," explains JPPA Lead Horticulturist Benjamin Chester, "But as soon as they leave the refrigerated storage they'll begin breaking dormancy." And once the plant 'wakes up', it is ready to begin the growing season in earnest, which means it will quickly catch up to the level of container plants.

The most important benefit of bareroot perennials is that they can be field grown rather than confined to containers. The bareroot Cherry Cheesecake Hibiscus pictured hereperfectly illustrates the difference between a field-grown perennial and a containerized one. Wayside Gardens used to offer this variety in a quart container, like the Monarda next to it. But the Hibiscus was simply too cramped in that space, so Wayside switched to growing it in the earth and selling it bare root. The result is a thick, fibrous mass of roots that used to fill up several cubic feet of soil and which, even in its bare, pruned form would be too large to fit back into the 1 Quart container. What a difference a little space makes! While small and slow-growing cultivars can start well in containers, large and vigorous cultivars need more room to stretch out and develop a solid root system.

Kirengeshoma palmata