Aloe polyphylla Sun to Light Shade This is a stunning hosta

This is a stunning hosta that first caught my eye in Hans Hansen's Minnesota garden

it seems to take off

grey-black leaves similar in form to Leucocasia gigantea

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' is a triploid form that is much more winter hardy (below 0 degrees F) than the older diploid form which used to be sold as Edgeworthia papyrifera

Thanks to Herman van Beusekom of the Netherlands for sharing this great bear's breech which he named Acanthus 'Rue Ledan'

Aloe polyphylla Sun to Light Shade This is a stunning hostaYou've seen it pictured on everything from postcards to calendars. Now you can have one of your own! No, we're not talking about Beyonce, we're talking about Aloe polyphylla. We were amazed when we first saw this growing in the Lappi garden in Chapel Hill, NC, where it had happily resided for over a decade. Now we are able to offer the very rare and exquisitely beautiful spiral aloe. Native to the high mountains of Lesotho in southern Africa, where it