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1998
May 2: In leaf.
June 2: Doing well enough.
~September 15: Dug out and discarded. (I wanted the skyrocket type of ligularia, not the elephant ear type.)
 
1997
May 27: Doing well.
August 7: A good size, but the leaves are quite browned off.
 
1996
April 29: The Skyrocket variety is available at the St. Mary's Road nurseries. It's also called ragwort.
September 3: Still alive, a little bigger than last year.
 
1995
~May 4: Started some seeds.
May 14: None of the Ligularia dentata seeds has sprouted so I bought a small plant at the Conservatory plant sale. I believe it's the elephant ears variety, not the skyrocket variety.
23: Planted it.
June 17: Still alive.
July 7: Just alive. It probably suffered a lot during the June heat wave.
 
1994
July 24: I visited the International Peace Garden. Very nice. I admired Ligularia dentata (bigleaf goldenray, AAS winner). This is also found, and better, in Assiniboine Park's English garden.
September 13: Collected some seeds from the English Garden. Their variety is golden skyrockets, or something like that. The seeds may not have been cross-pollinated or fully developed.