Featured Plant
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Phlomis cashmeriana .....   


This delightful drought tolerant perennial with it's
silver-hairy foliage on white-felted stems, 
has stunning architectural charm. Flowers are
whorled clusters of purple flowers in summer.
Found in the Alpine Garden, grows to 60 cm
and hardiness zones 6 to 10. Native to the
Western Himalayas.





Botany Photo of the Day June 2005
Featured by Brent Hine
(Curator of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden)