{"title":"Syneilesis","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlants in the genus S\u003cem\u003eyneilesis\u003c\/em\u003e are grown primarily as attractive foliage plants for partial shade woodland gardens. The foliage looks like miniature palm trees or umbrellas that have seen one too many wind storms hence the common name umbrella plant. The leaves are covered in a fine down of silver hairs when young but like many men, they lose hair as they age.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eSyneilesis (Umbrella Plant) Growing Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSyneilesis is a tough, drought-tolerant, easy-to-grow woodland garden perennial. For best results plant in moist, well-drained, slightly acid soils. If your umbrella plant is happy, then it will slowly spread to form an attractive colony. Syneilesis looks great when planted with \u003ca title=\"arum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/italian-arum-lily\"\u003earum\u003c\/a\u003e, iris, \u003ca title=\"hosta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/hosta-plant-blue-variegated-large-small-miniature-plantain-lily\"\u003ehosta\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"colocasia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/colocasia-elephant-ear-bulb\"\u003ecolocasia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"heuchera\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/coral-bells-heuchera-varieties\"\u003eheuchera\u003c\/a\u003e, or other coarse textured woodland garden plants. Syneilesis produces tall thin flower stalks topped with small unremarkable flower clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our motion capture video of syneilesis leaves emerging from dormancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Timelapse video of syneilesis leaves emerging in spring\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u6LEH1JEMC0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"syneilesis-aconitifolia","title":"Syneilesis aconitifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Senecio aconitifolius) I flipped (not literally) back in the 1980s when I first saw Syneilesis aconitifolia at the US National Arboretum, only later to rediscover it in the wilds of Korea. Syneilesis aconitifolia is a woodland Asteraceae (ligularia relative), native to dry hillsides in China, Japan, and Korea. As shredded umbrella plants emerge in early spring, the white wooly leaves push through the ground like mayapples...or more appropriately, like shredded umbrellas after a hurricane. The exquisite foliage of Syneilesis aconitifolia flattens out atop 18\" stems by mid-spring. Expect a decent-sized colony as the rhizomes slowly spread (2' wide in 5-7 years). Small pink and mauve flowers are held in clusters on slender stems that bounce in the wind above the clump of foliage in spring. While they appear insignificant, the flowers are lightly fragrant. 1\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025393029,"sku":"3400","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Syneilesis-aconitifolia.i-3400.s-66388.r-1.jpg?v=1790266439"},{"product_id":"syneilesis-palmata","title":"Syneilesis palmata","description":"\u003cp\u003eSyneilesis 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 difficult woodland conditions, it doesn't get much better than syneilesis.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026874629,"sku":"5617","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Syneilesis-palmata.i-5617.s-65429.r-1.jpg?v=1792499092"},{"product_id":"syneilesis-subglabrata","title":"Syneilesis subglabrata","description":"\u003cp\u003eSyneilesis subglabrata is a little-known umbrella plant that I first met on a 2008 expedition to central Taiwan's Wuling Farm region, where it grew in open woodlands with Arisaema taiwanense. The clumps are composed of thin, 18\" tall, cinnamon-colored stalks, topped by a solitary leaf which emerges with much narrower lobes than the other species, with only a bit of grey hair in the leaf center. The very serrate leaf edges and glossy foliage, give it a unique appearance. In the garden it's proven very easy to grow in light shade and average moisture.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44091864940631,"sku":"17757","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Syneilesis-subglabrata.i-17757.s-68669.r-1_f56aabd3-dfbf-4389-8e16-ec1feddadb75.jpg?v=1785520022"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Syneilesis-aconitifolia-1900x350_8f4c9166-cb77-41a6-8b1f-24d47e90f4fe.jpg?v=1688587723","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/syneilesis.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}