Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Woody Lilies (aka: Dasylirion wheeleri A4AZ-019) This

(aka: Dasylirion wheeleri A4AZ-019) This form of the wonderful Dasylirion wheeleri comes from seed we collected near the town of Payson in Gila County

which has so far endured only one winter outdoors for us

Bumblebees are the main pollinator for peonies

The 3' tall stalks are adorned with up to eight downward-facing flowers

Hemiboea flaccida Velvet Touch Woody Lilies (aka: Dasylirion wheeleri A4AZ-019) ThisWe 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