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We are pleased to introduce
to cultivation one of the rarest plants of North America. While this
clump-forming, 6' to 8' tall summer-blooming species is known from only
five or six sites, it is extremely easy-to-grow. Its stems can be
up to 1" square at the base. The leaves, with coarsely toothed margins,
are thick and succulent, somewhat like a Kalanchoe. Lavender-pink
flowers, spotted or streaked with purple, are slightly more than 1" long
and are borne on spikes that can exceed 2 feet in length. These plants
are propagated from rhizome divisions obtained from an undisclosed location
in the Texas Hill Country. Grows in full
sun. Looks best if given a deep watering every week during a dry
summer. See more about this plant at this
page.
(Feed with 3 to 5 Agriform
21-gram,
2-year fertilizer tablets at the bottom of the hole at planting time.) |