Rohdea chinensis var chinensis Taiwan Liatris Asclepias tuberosa is a maintenance

Asclepias tuberosa is a maintenance free perennial

Hedychium 'Flaming Torch' forms a huge mass of 6-7' tall stalks

thick-substanced leaf is surrounded by a very wide golden border

Our plants are from a Darrell Probst collection above the snowline at 5

Rohdea chinensis var chinensis Taiwan Liatris Asclepias tuberosa is a maintenance(syn: Rohdea watanabei, Tupistra watanabei) Our plants of Rohdea chinensis var. chinensis are from the original collection by Bleddyn and Sue Wynn Jones of Wales from the Wuling Farm region of Taiwan. Discovered growing on steep, damp, forested cliffs at 6,000' elevation, this represents the Taiwan form of the wide ranging but virtually uncultivated Chinese Rohdea chinensis var. chinensis. The leathery evergreen leaves can reach up to 3' long x 3"