Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Ligularia 'Solar Flare' can reach 6'

'Solar Flare' can reach 6' in width

Agave victoriae-reginae has fared well here through 7 degrees F in our garden

a truly amazing combination

These Helleborus x hybridus plants were all hand-selected after flowering

This giant hosta can cover a lot of ground

Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Ligularia 'Solar Flare' can reach 6'For years, we tried to grow Asphodeline lutea only to have them croak faster than bullfrogs on an interstate highway. We repeated the process every few years until 2011, when Italian plantsman Angelo Porcelli shared wild collected Asphodeline lutea seed from an Italian population. The resulting plants of king's spear have thrived in our garden despite our hot, humid summers and wet, cold winters. Asphodeline lutea 'Italian Gold' makes a basal rosette