Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold White/Cream Flowering Plants starting in late February

starting in late February

Sabal minor 'Blountstown Dwarf' is a seed strain from a very dwarf scrub palm found in Blountstown

with flower clusters that are much more orange-red compared to the blood red of the other forms in the trade

giant 5' tall flower spikes topped with 13-15 white and pink striped flowers

For the garden

Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold White/Cream Flowering Plants starting in late FebruaryFor years, we tried to grow Asphodeline lutea only to have them croak faster than bullfrogs on an interstate highway. We repeated the process every few years until 2011, when Italian plantsman Angelo Porcelli shared wild collected Asphodeline lutea seed from an Italian population. The resulting plants of king's spear have thrived in our garden despite our hot, humid summers and wet, cold winters. Asphodeline lutea 'Italian Gold' makes a basal rosette