Agave difformis Azul Dahlia Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' is

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' is one of the older hybrids (Epimedium grandiflorum x Epimedium pinnatum ssp

drummondii (the other parent)

dark green leaves

Musa balbisiana is a little-known but amazingly winter hardy banana species

emerge for us in mid-August

Agave difformis Azul Dahlia Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' isAgave difformis 'Azul' is a new, wild collection from Northeastern Mexico, with foliage that is much more glaucous blue than anything we've ever seen in this species, which makes us wonder if its not actually Agave albomarginata. The narrow upright foliage, edged in papery teeth, creates small clumps that spread to form a decent sized patch. We have yet to try these in the ground, so hardiness is in question, although other forms of Agave difformis