Farfugium japonicum Shishi Malawi composed of upright and arching

composed of upright and arching stems

though it is self supporting if necessary

adorned with soft dark green foliage and tiny white flowers in spring

scarlet red flowers

Our plants were shared by plantsman Jim Waddick from one of his expeditions to China

Farfugium japonicum Shishi Malawi composed of upright and archingFarfugium 'Shishi' is a rarely offered, old Japanese cultivar of unspotted Leopard plant with leaves that emerge covered in grey hair, before aging to solid green, with a dramatic serrated, wavy edge. The clump are topped with 2' tall stalks of bright yellow daisies, starting in mid October. Plants are evergreen above 15 20 degrees F.