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Doronicum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as Leopard's Bane. Doronicum grandiflorum is a perennial herb, found growing in limestone rubble and gravel, such as that on eroding mountain slopes. It is native to mountainous regions in the Alps, Pyrenees and northern Balkans. Its leaves are large, ovate, toothed-edge ground leaves, supported by long, narrow petioles. Leaves of alternate spacing are also grown on the lowering half of the flowering stems. Beautiful golden-yellow flowers, consisting of both ray and disc, are borne singly on hairy stalks from mid spring to early summer. Doronicum orientale (Leopard's Bane), 60 x 90 cm, is a rhizomatous perennial bearing golden-yellow flowers in mid-spring to early summer. It is a hardy perennial, usually grown as ornamental plant. All parts of the plant are poisonous to humans, if ingested. The daisy-like flowers which are borne on long, straight stems, attract nectar-eating insects. Doronicum pardalianches (Great Leopard's Bane), 1 m x 60 cm, is useful for providing colors under trees and shrubs. Yellow-daisy-like flowers are produced in mid- to late spring. Doronicum grows well in partial shade, in fertile and moisture-retentive soil. Propagation is by seed in spring or division in autumn. Doronicum is susceptible to leaf spot, mildew and root rot.  Doronicum orientale Author: Wildfeuer (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0-unported)  Doronicum orientale Author: Hugo.arg (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Doronicum paradalianches Author: Radomil (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Doronicum austriacum Author: Opioła Jerzy (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic)  Doronicum grandiflorum Author: Philipendula (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Doronicum clusii Author: Enrico Blasutto (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0-unported)  Doronicum columnae Author: DHochmayr (public domain) | |||||
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