Herbertia lahue ssp lahue Aspidistra this shorter cultivar (4-5' tall)

this shorter cultivar (4-5' tall) makes a nice compact deer resistant clump with large foliage

It is not particular about moisture

rock garden-sized clump of needle-thin

Our guess is that the other parent is one of the Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea' hybrids

where they occurred in huge shaded masses on forested slopes

Herbertia lahue ssp lahue Aspidistra this shorter cultivar (4-5' tall)If you have a rock garden or a small space that you can observe from up close, then you need a hardy herbertia. This easy to grow and most amazing iris relative hails from a large region from Florida west to Texas and south to Uruguay. Herbertia lahue forms a miniature clump of narrow foliage to only 2" tall. The plants are topped for us from early to mid May with exquisite, dark blue lavender flowers. Each flower is composed of three large, oblong