Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Chile deer-resistant "bush" is smothered with

deer-resistant "bush" is smothered with both axillary and terminal floral clusters

6" tall clump of fuzzy

the clump is topped with a 44" tall flower scape bearing white

spiny leaves (like the similar Epimedium ilicifolium) are quite narrow

Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Chile deer-resistant "bush" is smothered withWe received this lovely hardy gesneriad in 2004 as Hemiboea cavaleri, but after growing it for a few years, we keyed it out instead to the rare, Hemiboea flaccida. This African violet relative hails from up to 4,500' elevation in the alkaline forests of western Guangxi and southern Guizhou, China, where it grows among the rocks. Our nine year old plant of Hemiboea flaccida has made a slowly expanding patch to 18" wide. The luscious, felty green