Hemiboea subcapitata Light Shade to Shade deer-resistant

deer-resistant

you can't help but notice the clusters of black-purple flowers with a wrinkled white throat poking out from between the foliage

Before the leaves senesce in fall

Originally hybridized for Japanese flower shows

Hemiboea subcapitata Light Shade to Shade deer-resistantWe have been stunned by the performance of this little known Chinese African violet relative. The 1' long, glossy, dark green leaves of Hemiboea subcapitata are borne on opposite sides of a 1' tall, fleshy green stem. The plant spreads rapidly via rhizomes growing just below the soil surface, forming a 5' wide patch in just 2 years. Although the incredibly bold foliage is enough reason to grow it, the clumps are topped in late September with clusters