Yucca elata Marathon Ligularia The old flower stalks can

The old flower stalks can be removed after flowering

Thanks to plantsman Roy Klehm for sharing this hosta that he picked up on a visit to Japan

luscious fronds that make you want to cop a feel

The vigorously growing large clumps are topped in late spring with 3' tall scapes of lavender flowers

Our friends at the Briggs Nursery propagation lab solved an age old mystery when a few of their tissue cultures of Yucca 'Blue Boy' mutated

Yucca elata Marathon Ligularia The old flower stalks canYucca elata 'Marathon' is a rarely offered North American native soapwort, hailing from Utah south to West Texas, where they are typically found on alkaline soils. This is an excellent narrow leafed species, with the leaf edges curled just enough to appear as though it has a narrow white border a great textural element in the garden. The numerous leaf filifers (hairs) add to the "whitish" effect of the clump. The blue green leaves are slightly wider