Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Dyckia among other things

among other things

rust resistant switch grass that has attracted lots of attention in our trial garden

you can visualize Colocasia 'Black Beauty'

from breeder Kazushige Ozawa of Japan

where it can be found growing in dry sandy soils

Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Dyckia among other thingsTrachycarpus fortunei 'Tesan' is a somewhat mysterious palm introduction, whose journey began when seed of a particularly robust, winter hardy windmill palm were sent to a nursery in Spain, where they were grown out and further distributed. Reportedly, this palm has been through 4 degrees F without damage. It differs from typical Trachycarpus fortunei with a much thicker, more hairy trunk, much faster growth, shorter, blunt tip leaflets, and larger