Doronicum austriacum

RHS Plant Profile
Austrian leopard's bane

Save a plant

Where do you want to save Doronicum austriacum?

Plants I own
Wishlist
Go to My Plants
Austrian leopard's bane Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Plants for pollinators
Herbaceous Perennial
Buy this from Plant Nurseries
1 Suppliers

A clump-forming perennial to 120cm, producing basal leaves 13cm long at or just after flowering. The stem leaves are smaller, and the yellow flowers, produced in small clusters in late spring and early summer, are about 5cm across

Position

Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

1-1.5 metres

Max Spread

1-1.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres
Max Height
1-1.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H5

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump forming
Genus
Doronicum are rhizomatous or tuberous-rooted herbaceous perennials with heart-shaped basal leaves and bright yellow daisy-like flower-heads
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
C & S Europe

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by division in early autumn or propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Wildlife gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Low Maintenance
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Deadhead flowers for a second flush of blooms

Pests

Generally pest-free but leaf and bud eelworm may be troublesome

Diseases

May be susceptible to a leaf spot, root rot and powdery mildews