Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Deer Resistant Plants wavy grey-green leaves are each

wavy grey-green leaves are each bordered with a wide creamy edge

cabbage and their varied kin is an easy and most worthwhile ornamental member of the Brassicaceae

topped with three dozen or more attractive medium lavender flowers

Sarcococca x confusa has never been seen in the wild and it is now assumed to be a hybrid of two Chinese species

Aspidistra sinensis 'Cosmos'

Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Deer Resistant Plants wavy grey-green leaves are eachWe received this lovely hardy gesneriad in 2004 as Hemiboea cavaleri, but after growing it for a few years, we keyed it out instead to the rare, Hemiboea flaccida. This African violet relative hails from up to 4,500' elevation in the alkaline forests of western Guangxi and southern Guizhou, China, where it grows among the rocks. Our nine year old plant of Hemiboea flaccida has made a slowly expanding patch to 18" wide. The luscious, felty green