Anchusa capensis Blue Angel India bold-texture dwarf with green leaves

bold-texture dwarf with green leaves that are heavily flecked with red (in sun)

a seedling selection from Iris 'Mary Bernard'

This is simply a seed cultivar of Trachycarpus fortunei

it will produce a fascinating flower just prior to leaf emergence

so we have renamed it Canna 'Tropicanna Black'

Anchusa capensis Blue Angel India bold-texture dwarf with green leavesAnchusa capensis 'Blue Angel' is an easy to grow ornamental borage, native to much of South Africa's driest regions and into the Kingdom of Lesotho at elevations from sea level all the way to 10,000'. The sandpapery green leaved basal rosettes give rise to 18" tall stalks in spring, which open to reveal a mass of cobalt blue flowers. After 4 6 weeks of flowering, cut the stalks back to the ground to start the process over again. Despite many