Trachystemon orientalis Agave The miniature

The miniature

bell-shaped flowers

In the late summer garden

a great specimen plant for the summer woodland garden

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

Trachystemon orientalis Agave The miniatureTrachystemon 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