Phlomis purpurea - white form Mail Order Plants Golden foliaged Mexican orange contrasts

Golden foliaged Mexican orange contrasts nicely with its green leaved parent

green mottled with with gray- silver

but recently many of us rosette-fanciers have discovered their toughness

Another nerine cross

Phlomis purpurea - white form Mail Order Plants Golden foliaged Mexican orange contrastsMedium, sprawling shrub native to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, to 5 6' tall and wide with wooly, gray green leaves and crisp white, whorled flowers that sit just atop the foliage throughout the year, with the heaviest bloom in late spring. Best in full sun with well drained soil, but can adapt to semi shade areas, too. Requires very little summer watering once established. Frost hardy to upper USDA zone 7. Deer tolerant. Cut back spent flower stems