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

Golden foliaged Mexican orange contrasts nicely with its green leaved parent

Another nerine cross

or the most forsaken part of the dry border

Mid-spring flowers also emerge soft white and age to chartreuse

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