Yucca torreyi Chaves Lobelia slowly spreading

slowly spreading

topped in late summer (NC) with terminal clusters of narrow white petals and long protruding white filaments

This offering originated from a Keith Rushford collection from 11

and a root extract is used to treat varicose veins and hemorrhoids

Ophiopogon 'Comet' is a little-known selection of the woodland groundcover Ophiopogon japonicus that we've treasured in our garden since 1997

Yucca torreyi Chaves Lobelia slowly spreadingWe typically think of the stunning Yucca torreyi as a Zone 7 plant, so we are ecstatic to offer a Zone 5 hardy strain from Chaves County, New Mexico a region that's recorded 24F (1962) in the wild. Although slow to start, Yucca torreyi 'Chaves' will eventually become a 15' tall phone pole like structure, clothed with 3' long, rigid bayonet shaped leaves. The flower spikes, which top the trunk in April, glow like a white extra terrestrial orb as they