California Gardening: Whos sick of this weather, 1 by doss

doss wrote:
The fargugium crispata ( or cristata - they can't decide on the spelling of anything!) is one of the plants that people are most interested in. They are spectacular but grey. It's a nice foliage color but it needs something to brighten it up - therefore the spotted ones.

Here are a couple of the spotted ones under some redwood trees - this is about as dark as a garden gets and they are evergreen too. They don't love to run out of water but tell you so. They sag and you water and they come right back. The crested ones only get afternoon sun.

Look into the ligularia too. They should be way more popular. Especially with people like us who are attracted to the weird and wonderful!