Aloe polyphylla Sun to Light Shade Thanks to Herman van Beusekom

Thanks to Herman van Beusekom of the Netherlands for sharing this great bear's breech which he named Acanthus 'Rue Ledan'

In our garden

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the florets are also a dark velvety-purple

This is a stunning hosta that first caught my eye in Hans Hansen's Minnesota garden

Aloe polyphylla Sun to Light Shade Thanks to Herman van BeusekomYou've seen it pictured on everything from postcards to calendars. Now you can have one of your own! No, we're not talking about Beyonce, we're talking about Aloe polyphylla. We were amazed when we first saw this growing in the Lappi garden in Chapel Hill, NC, where it had happily resided for over a decade. Now we are able to offer the very rare and exquisitely beautiful spiral aloe. Native to the high mountains of Lesotho in southern Africa, where it