Trachystemon orientalis Agave it's a low maintenance perennial

it's a low maintenance perennial

via both Jim Waddick and Barry Yinger

a great specimen plant for the summer woodland garden

In mid-to-late summer

sitting just above the foliage

Trachystemon orientalis Agave it's a low maintenance perennialTrachystemon orientalis is a wonderful and easy to grow pulmonaria relative, imported to the US by plantsman John Elsley in the 1970s, although its native haunts are moist valleys in the Black Sea region (Bulgaria and Turkey). Unlike many things from the '70s, Trachystemon orientalis survived the test of time. The bold, 8" long, sandpapery green leaves make a superb 6" tall, dense, deciduous ground cover that is unrivaled for dry shade similar in