Graptosedum Vera Higgins Syneilesis often similar to the butia

often similar to the butia parent

each of which ends with a unique twisted tip

green foliage makes a 2' wide clump topped in midsummer with 30" stalks of huge 10" flower heads of up to 80 pure white flowers

We picked up this un-named variegated sport of Agave potatorum from a grower in Thailand in 2008

Iris 'Eco Orchid Giant' is a Don Jacobs selection of widespread woodland native

Graptosedum Vera Higgins Syneilesis often similar to the butiaxGraptosedum is quite an oddity a bigeneric (think, humans x gorillas) hybrid between the South American Graptopetalum paraguayense and Sedum stahlii, from southern Mexico. This fascinating evergreen succulent has thrived outdoors in our region for a decade, so it's time to share. xGraptosedum 'Vera Higgins' makes a clump of jelly bean like leaves that are cinnamon grey. The foliage color varies with the amount of sun. It's namesake, the late British