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A strange little Andean solanaceous plant that masquerades as a Heather, stumping all but the best botanists, ‘Violacaea’ is also known a ‘Combers Variety’, supposedly from Combers collections in Southern Chile many years ago and hardier than the species. Upright branches of scaly silvery gray foliage and tubular lavender flowers, the species can reach 2 m in habitat but ‘Violacaea’ seems to be considerably shorter.

Fendlera is a small western American genus consisting of 4 or so species related to Philadelphus, rupicola is small .5-1m high with shredding bark and fragrant white flowers about 3cm across pubescent on the exterior that seem to float over the foliage._____ZONE 5

Gold all season long not just a couple weeks in spring, the color stands out and the plants lack the sickly sprayed with herbicide look some yellow plants posses.

A cut leaf clone, we have had this in the garden for years and I confess somewhat ignored it, however Jenkins saw it and had to have it, go figure, in any event we rooted a batch and once again have it for sale.

A unique plant, the deep green leaves are netted with white veins, flowers are the typical yellow borne on arching stems. The Spring Meadow guys brought this back from Korea, not a bad trip, there were a few other goodies and they certainly had the red carpet treatment.