Musella lasiocarpa Green Roofs transforming into 4' long

transforming into 4' long

We developed this seed strain from an original plant of the heat and humidity tolerant Helleborus niger ssp

a 2012 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction is a splendid dwarf form of our native Cheilanthes lanosa that popped up here as a sporeling

nigrescens is the NBA-sized bloom stalk

saucer-like leaves held atop 18" stems

Musella lasiocarpa Green Roofs transforming into 4' longThis magnificent ornamental banana is more of a shrub than the typical taller banana. The stiff, thick, leathery, grey green, banana like foliage is borne atop a stalk that can eventually reach 6' in height. Instead of being prized for its fruit, Musella lasiocarpa is grown more for its flowers. Each specimen is home to large, bizarrely beautiful, yellow flowers that look like giant golden artichokes we're not making this up! For us, Musella