Mangave Painted Desert PP 31630 Calopogon This little-known obscure Chinese native

This little-known obscure Chinese native butterfly bush species has shiny green leaves

This slow but easy-to-grow hosta is topped with nice stalks of white flowers that attract hummingbirds in early summer

I couldn't believe it was a fern

canna-shaped leaves that are followed in early July with orchid-like flowers

This 2001 introduction from Palmstead Nursery in the UK boasts brilliant golden new foliage on the 2' tall upright branches

Mangave Painted Desert PP 31630 Calopogon This little-known obscure Chinese nativeDescribing xMangave 'Painted Desert' is like trying to quantify the colors of a desert sunset. This fascinating mangave was created by plant breeder Hans Hansen by combining the genes of two Mexican agave species, Agave macroacantha and Agave nizandensis, with the purple spotting from a manfreda. Each long, narrow, rubbery leaf of the 1' tall x 2' wide clump is olive green and heavily spotted purple, on top of the muted gold central band a fascinating