Caryopteris clandonensis Blue Empire PP 30494 Patrinia (aka: Ligularia tussilaginea) This unusual

(aka: Ligularia tussilaginea) This unusual Japanese selection of leopard plant could easily have been named "snow leopard

the semi-tropical/warm temperate region of southern Brazil and surrounding Uruguay and Argentina comes Brazilian bellflower

The symmetrical clumps are topped in late June (NC) with a stunning display of light lavender flowers

where it resides in dense forests

and it looks so easy

Caryopteris clandonensis Blue Empire PP 30494 Patrinia (aka: Ligularia tussilaginea) This unusual(aka: Caryopteris ELSTI 01) Caryopteris 'Blue Empire' is the new standard in grey leafed false blue spirea. This incredibly vigorous giant reaches 6' tall x 7' wide in our trials. This gem was originally discovered as an open pollinated seedling from Caryopteris 'First Choice' in 2011, by Holland's Fransiscus Johannes Christiaan Elst. The woody stems are clothed with narrow, fragrant silvery green leaves and cymes of large violet blue flowers from