Farfugium japonicum var luchuense Basho Ogi Platycladus Jiew' is a plant we

Jiew' is a plant we picked up at Mr

underneath a massive forest of cryptomerias at 5

heart-shaped leaves emerge dull green and soon change to a nice chartreuse gold

Plants grow in a wide range of soils from gravel to rich compost

Farfugium japonicum var luchuense Basho Ogi Platycladus Jiew' is a plant weFarfugium 'Basho Ogi' is a little known Japanese selection of Farfugium japonicum var. luchuense. The 8" tall x 2' wide clumps are composed of odd shaped 4" long x 5" wide leaves, nicely speckled yellow. Starting for us in mid October, the clumps are topped with 2' tall branched scapes of yellow aster like flowers. Moist, rich soils produce the best plants.