Hey, thanks everyone. As of today it looks like the slugs have been doing a real number on my ligularia. My husband went to Lowe's and got some slug bait and spread it all over. Apparently he hadn't noticed how they were also enjoying other parts of yard, so he was glad to get the wake up call. We have had a lot of cool rainy weather lately, weather that slugs love, so that has to have been a factor in this. From the way our two plants look today, I am not sure one will make it. We'll just have to see how they overwinter and do next year.

Marlorena, what do you think about their most recent Dame Judy Dench? I hope you had a chance to see it in person. I was surprised how much I was attracted to Lady of Shallot when I saw it because too bright colors usually don't appeal to me as much as those with softer hues. DJD seems to have the similar apricot color but the bloom form looks even more attractive to me - of course, it's all personal. (Not to mention that I also adore this actress.) I also hope that the scent is lovely though she did sneeze when sniffing it at the Chelsea promo :-)

So extra specially nice. Mine was great her first year, but has started to disappoint in the last couple years. Yours looks more like my Wollerton Old Hall, which I LOVE. In fact, I got Wollerton just in case I decide to SP Desdemona. You've motivated me to give her some extra attention this year. She is a heavy drinker, so probably needs more nutrients, too.

Interesting. We have several, and of course I don't remember the exact names of which and where we planted them. They haves also seeded around, which is nice. Some have glossy reddish bronze leaves while others have a matte green with a tinge of purple. I must say they are some of my favorite plants. I would grow them just for the foliage, but then they put up these flower spikes that look like something from a sci-fi movie, and produce these daisy shaped mango colored flowers. Totally unexpected.