Shredded Umbrella Plant Emerges in Spring - April 2025

I have a couple Shredded Umbrella plants in our shade garden in the backyard. That's their trade name, but their scientific name is Synelesis aconitifolia and they're prized for their upright foliage that resembles - as you might have guessed - a 'shredded umbrella' in the garden. I bought them up at Northwind Perennial Farm in Wisconsin from Roy Diblik after fellow garden designer Austin Eischeid gave a talk at Northwind about his shade garden and included the Shredded Umbrella Plant.

I tucked two of them in amongst some Epimedium.  That first season, they went dormant early.  I assumed they didn't make it.  But, they came back last year.  Same thing:  early dormancy.  I figured the worst.

So, imagine my delight when I see this unique foliage (below) peeking out of the soil this Spring:

I'll post an update after this leaf's out later this Spring.  I'll include it on my shopping list the next time I head to Northwind.