Agave parryi J C Raulston Southern Europe Hosta 'Church Mouse' makes a

Hosta 'Church Mouse' makes a compact rosette of glaucous green leaves

topped with huge 8" wide flowers with 6 horizontal lavender purple petals

Calanthe reflexa is a summer bloomer

deer-resistant foliage makes an airy

The dark green leaves are topped in August and September (NC) with 3' stalks that first reveal themselves as maroon-red buds before opening as large

Agave parryi J C Raulston Southern Europe Hosta 'Church Mouse' makes aWe've grown Agave parryi from all along its native range, but the best clone is still the one growing at the JC Raulston Arboretum in NC. We tracked this clone back to a plant that originated from J. C.'s 1979 trip to California's Strybing Arboretum. Strybing obtained their plant from California professor Jack Napton in 1971. This special clone forms large symmetrical 2' tall x 3' wide rosettes that seem particularly well adapted to winters in wet,