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About Syneilesis aconatifolia (shredded umbrella plant)

Syneilesis aconatifolia - It is an herbaceous perennial of the aster family. Peltate leaves on stiff stems pop out of the ground in spring in a manner reminiscent of mayapples (Podophyllum). Each young leaf resembles a small, upright, unopened umbrella covered with attractive, silvery-white, woolly hairs. As the young leaves grow larger, the silvery-white hairs disappear as each leaf slowly opens like an umbrella into 7-9 palmately-parted deeply-dissected segments (forked divisions with serrated edges). Dinner plate-sized mature leaves (each to 10” across) purportedly resemble shredded umbrellas, hence the common name. Leaves form a medium to dark green canopy to 18-24” tall. Pinkish-white florets (each to ¼” across) bloom in June-July in corymbs atop striated purple stems that rise well above the foliage to 3’ tall. Individual flowers are very small, very un-aster like and not particularly showy from a distance, but are interesting up close. Family : Asteraceae