Yucca rupicola Bulgaria topped in spring with a

topped in spring with a flower that includes a purple to violet pouch with similarly colored arching sepals

They bloom for about six months but are not self-cleaning and the spent flower stalks are retained until a tidy minded gardener comes along and trims them off

They are often called "Autumn Sage" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall

Hosta 'Halycon' thrives in light

This giant golden hosta makes a stunning clump

Yucca rupicola Bulgaria topped in spring with aYucca rupicola is a clump forming, deer resistant yucca is native only to a small area in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas, where we found it growing atop very dry rocky banks with liatris and vernonia. The Latin root "rupicola" means "living among rocks", which is spot on. Yucca rupicola is prized for the wide green leaves which twist like we did last summer, forming a wild looking clump that reminds me of those delightfully silly, over moussed