Begonia taiwaniana Alishan Angel Calamintha a superb South African dwarf

a superb South African dwarf species that forms compact 1' tall mounds of glaucous green foliage

which has been superb in our trials

(aka: Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard')

Agave colorata

which hails from Inhajange in southeastern Mozambique

Begonia taiwaniana Alishan Angel Calamintha a superb South African dwarfBegonia taiwaniana 'Alishan Angel' is our 2020 introduction from a collection from 6,500' elevation in Taiwan's Yushan County, where it grew alongside Aucuba chinensis. It has thrived in our garden hardiness trials since 2009, so it's finally time to share. Begonia 'Alishan Angel' forms an airy clump of stalks to 18" tall x 18" wide. Each stalk is adorned with 5" long x 1" wide long pointed green leaves, heavily speckled white. Small light pink