Trachystemon orientalis Agave it's a low maintenance perennial

it's a low maintenance perennial

In mid-to-late summer

via both Jim Waddick and Barry Yinger

so don't bother planting this in the Deep South unless you enjoy it for the foliage

The most vigorous individuals might occasionally need to reined in where they have spread too far if space is limited

Trachystemon orientalis Agave it's a low maintenance perennialTrachystemon orientalis is a wonderful and easy to grow pulmonaria relative, imported to the US by plantsman John Elsley in the 1970s, although its native haunts are moist valleys in the Black Sea region (Bulgaria and Turkey). Unlike many things from the '70s, Trachystemon orientalis survived the test of time. The bold, 8" long, sandpapery green leaves make a superb 6" tall, dense, deciduous ground cover that is unrivaled for dry shade similar in