Farfugium, Variegated Leopard Plant, White Edged Leopard Plant 'Argentea'

Rating neutral as new in my garden. I expect that it will perform well. It’s planted in full sun, so I expect it to get ratty until a...Read More nearby Japanese maple grows enough to shade it somewhat.

Farfugiums are one of my favorite plants and this variegated form is really special. Evergreen in my zone 8b garden, it is also deer resi...Read Morestant. Pretty easy care in shade with adequate moisture. Not easy to find but we have a local grower that sometimes has it. So far it has not bloomed, but if it does I will try and propagate from seeds.

I purchased a plant at our local Green Thumb about two years ago and planted it in a shaded area in my garden. Last summer, I brutally u...Read Moreprooted three sections of of the same and planted them in three other locations, one of which is in direct sunlight. They are beautiful!

This is my favorite plant. Everyone that comes to my garden wants to know the name of the plant. I purchased 5 leopard plants that did ...Read Morenot have spots on the leaves about 3 years ago at a local nursery. I hope the plants never get spots on the leaves as I like them just the way they are. They seem very happy located in full shade...surrounding a huge post oak tree. I have been told that leopard plants need a lot of water, but I haven't found this the case at all. I'd recommend this plant for a place that you would plant hostas. This plant is much better than hostas...no slug or snail problem...and it's evergreen. It's extremely maintenance free. I haven't tried to propagate by division, but I plan on trying to divide one plant this fall. Anyone else ever tried division successfully?