Peltandra virginica Purplicious Gloriosa and the accompanying butterflies

and the accompanying butterflies

is a fascinating selection of Agave ovatifolia we found as a seedling in 2014

Winter hardiness of this variegated form has proven equal to the typical non-variegated Agave 'Vanzie'

the grey-green

corrugated blue leaves surrounded by a wide border and topped in late spring with short spikes of pure white flowers

Peltandra virginica Purplicious Gloriosa and the accompanying butterfliesPeltandra 'Purplicious', a 2023 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, is one of the most amazing native plant selections we've ever grown. NC plantsman naturalist Jesse Perry was botanizing near his Raleigh, NC home, when he spotted and subsequently rescued a dark purple stemmed form of our native (Canada south to Texas) aquatic aroid, Peltandra virginica, growing in the midst of a typical green stemmed patch. From a deciduous underground rhizome the 2'