This species has palmate, wrinkled leaves that extend to 2 feet wide. The veins and leaf stalks are reddish-brown and densely woolly. In midsummer, the 2-foot-long, upright flower spikes are made up of white or pink florets. Impressive foliage plant, makes a bold statement in our shade garden. The fluffy flower spikes in late spring are a bonus. Illegally imported from my parents' garden in the Netherlands, as a chunk of root.