Syneilesis palmata Panicum Despite its drought tolerance it

Despite its drought tolerance it does not mind wet spells if grown in well-drained soil

In the early 1840s at Australia's Camden Park

it was great to finally see it growing wild in Taiwan in 2008

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Syneilesis palmata Panicum Despite its drought tolerance itSyneilesis palmata looks so much like a mayapple (barberry family) that it's almost impossible to fathom it is actually a ligularia cousin (aster family). Syneilesis palmata is similar to Syneilesis aconitifolia but more deeply cut, with fewer leaf segments. Syneilesis palmata emerges with silky green leaves that open like a miniature umbrella to 6" wide, each sitting atop a 15" tall stem. The clumps enlarge thanks to a slowly spreading rhizome. For