Prefers a deep moist or even boggy fertile humus-rich soil. Succeeds in sun or semi-shade. Plants often wilt on bright windy days. The young growth in spring is very susceptible to damage by slugs and snails. There is possibly some confusion in the reports on this species with Farfugium japonicum.

Leaves - cooked. Leaf stalks - cooked.

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Only just cover the seed. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

Mountains in C. and S. Japan. Stream banks, grassland slopes and forest understories at elevations of 600 - 2300 metres in China.