Dasylirion wheeleri Apache Junction Spotted/Speckled Flowering Plants The deer-resistant plants emerge from

The deer-resistant plants emerge from the ground in early May and within a couple of weeks are covered in showy orange (RHS 28A)

the clumps of Campanula 'Sarastro' are topped with 18" flower spikes of large

Thanks to native plant guru Jan Midgley for sharing this form from Monroe County

These are selected Helleborus x hybridus seedlings from the gardens here at Juniper Level

In cool summer climates we have reports of Sarcococca x confusa reaching 6' tall

Dasylirion wheeleri Apache Junction Spotted/Speckled Flowering Plants The deer-resistant plants emerge from(aka Dasylirion wheeleri KJS 334) This selection of Wheeler's sotol is from a Kenton Seth seed collection west of Apache Junction, AZ, where it grows on red sandstone among scrubby pines and junipers. These seeds are from a population with smaller than normal heads of powder blue foliage.