Ligularia japonica Chinese Dragon Rostrinucula The solitary rosettes of Agave

The solitary rosettes of Agave utahensis ssp

a hybrid that we previously offered as a form of Hedychium gardnerianum

but very slowly-offsetting cultivar came from our friends at the former Apple Court Nursery in the UK

The strongly growing

Ligularia japonica Chinese Dragon Rostrinucula The solitary rosettes of AgaveThis 2011 Plant Delights JLBG introduction is a splendid form of Ligularia japonica, from a 2005 seed collection by plantsman Hans Hansen in Sichuan, China. Ligularia japonica 'Chinese Dragon' has made an outstanding clump in our garden, composed of bold textured, cutleaf leaves (less serrated than the Japanese form). The cold resistant foliage emerges for us in mid February, during hellebore season, oblivious to two more months of cold temperatures.