Yushania confusa Tanacetum with short spikes ending in

with short spikes ending in dark purple flower heads with light lavender upright tails

but the semi-evergreen fronds will remain until late winter/early spring

for rescuing a start of this crinum from where else

This distinctive H

Yushania confusa Tanacetum with short spikes ending inYushania confusa is a virtually unknown clumping bamboo, shared with us by our friend, the late garden designer Wolfgang Oehme, from a magnificent clump that grew in his Maryland garden. Yushania confusa, which hails from 3,000' 7,000' elevation in south central China, has thrived in our heat, humidity, and cold since 2004, where it has formed a splendid clump to 3' wide at the base. The 6' tall silvery grey culms arch outward to form a 9' wide