Aphyllanthes monspeliensis Hardy Palms and Cycads Some leaves have saw-toothed edges

Some leaves have saw-toothed edges to the leaves

These are seed grown nursery plants

with brilliant yellow flowers

it's a really sweet plant

we are very impressed

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis Hardy Palms and Cycads Some leaves have saw-toothed edgesFew gardeners have ever run across the monotypic Aphyllanthes monspeliensis, unless you've spent time in the Mediterranean region south to Morocco. This solitary genus in the Asparagus family produces a small rock garden size plant that looks like Festuca glauca until it flowers, then it looks just like a sisyrinchium or other irid. The narrow wiry glaucous leaves form a tight clump, topped, starting for us in mid April with 1" medium blue flowers.