Alpinia japonica Green Waves Salvia but with a spread of

but with a spread of 3-4' in width

This seedling selection from Chesapeake Bay landscape designer

Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm is the best known selection of the US native (Canada south to Florida) Panicum virgatum

atop 1' tall stalks

but do come almost completely true from seed when they manage to set

Alpinia japonica Green Waves Salvia but with a spread ofAlpinia japonica 'Green Waves' is an exceptional form of the Asian native (China, Japan, Taiwan) Alpinia japonica, that we acquired from the late plantsman Don Jacobs without a cultivar name imagine that! Comparing it to all other forms of Alpinia japonica we've seen, we find the foliage much more wavy, giving an outstanding textural appearance in the garden. We like to plant Alpinia japonica near a path, where the strong, cardamom scented foliage can