Dystaenia takesimana Cynara non-spiny foliage

non-spiny foliage

Each 4' wide clump is topped in late spring with 2' tall scapes of light lavender flowers

Looking quite different from the typical farfugium in the trade

Like all Polygonatum odoratum selections

'High Noon' has pointed bright gold leaves on a large upright growing clump

Dystaenia takesimana Cynara non-spiny foliageDystaenia takesimana is the ultimate perennial edimental. Not only is this amazing Korean native stunning in flower, but it's also used in Korean culture as the rest of the world would consume celery. The angelica like foliage remains evergreen all winter, and is topped, starting for us in early June with 4' tall stalks of white Queen Anne's Lace like flowers that are laden with an amazing array of beneficial insects. After flowering, the plant goes