Hemiboea strigosa United States Hybrid the clumps are topped with

the clumps are topped with near-white flowers

each bordered by a very ruffled edge of lighter green

thick blue leaves edged with a wide border of creamy gold

This native plant of the Southeast US can be found growing in coastal swamps from South Carolina west to Texas

'Aztec Treasure' seedling

Hemiboea strigosa United States Hybrid the clumps are topped withHemiboea strigosa is another little known member of the gesneriad family that makes a superb woodland perennial. Native to low mountain forests in China's Guangdong, Hunan, and Jiangxi Provinces, Hemiboea strigosa grows among the rocks. The fleshy stalks grow upright to 1' tall, while the plant spreads slowly via stolons to form a 3' wide patch in 3 years. Starting for us in early October, the stalk tips are adorned with 3 6 pendent pink tubular