Trachystemon orientalis Agave In the late summer garden

In the late summer garden

The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited

bell-shaped flowers

so don't bother planting this in the Deep South unless you enjoy it for the foliage

Trachystemon orientalis Agave In the late summer gardenTrachystemon 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