Bambusa multiplex Green Giant Perennial Plant of the Year which will possibly be named

which will possibly be named as a new species

Conradina verticillata resembles a rosemary that's been run over by a steamroller

A mass of Primula japonica flowering in late spring is a hortgasm-causing event

Salvia 'Silke's Dream' is a cross of Salvia darcyi x Salvia microphylla

The offsets come from the trunk and not from underground runners like many other agave species

Bambusa multiplex Green Giant Perennial Plant of the Year which will possibly be namedBambusa 'Green Giant' is a 2011 Plant Delights JLBG introduction. It started its life years earlier when we spotted a green mutation on our clump of Bambusa 'Alphonse Karr'. The removed sport grew to Sasquatch proportions (25' tall x 8' wide at the base), making it perfect to hide neighbors junked cars (subcompacts to full size). Our original clump does see some tip damage at 14 degrees F, but has much better winter hardiness than the other Bambusa