Peltandra virginica Purplicious Gloriosa Winter hardiness of this variegated

Winter hardiness of this variegated form has proven equal to the typical non-variegated Agave 'Vanzie'

is a fascinating selection of Agave ovatifolia we found as a seedling in 2014

and the accompanying butterflies

The most unique feature of this form is the purple-black 20" stalk that supports the flower

Sarcococca 'Western Hills' forms a poets laurel-like

Peltandra virginica Purplicious Gloriosa Winter hardiness of this variegatedPeltandra 'Purplicious', a 2023 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, is one of the most amazing native plant selections we've ever grown. NC plantsman naturalist Jesse Perry was botanizing near his Raleigh, NC home, when he spotted and subsequently rescued a dark purple stemmed form of our native (Canada south to Texas) aquatic aroid, Peltandra virginica, growing in the midst of a typical green stemmed patch. From a deciduous underground rhizome the 2'