Eucomis bicolor Aconitum which displayed dark green leaves

which displayed dark green leaves with a blue dusting at the leaf base

Some sunlight when the foliage is green is essential for good growth and flowering

a truly superb weed-proof groundcover

the patch is topped with a mass of 10" stalks of pink daisies

Paeonia 'Miss America' is an Award of Garden Merit winner from the American Peony Society (Mann/van Steen '36)

Eucomis bicolor Aconitum which displayed dark green leavesEucomis bicolor is a fascinating South African pineapple lily species, which hails from the Drakensberg mountains along the border of KwaZulu Natal and Lesotho, where it is considered threatened in the wild. Fortunately, it is cultivated as an exceptional garden and container plant worldwide. The bulbs erupt in spring forming tight rosettes of large, fleshy green leaves, randomly spotted with dark purple flecks. Starting in summer, the 2' tall, thick,