Heliotropium Augusta Lavender PP 34004 3a but the young shoots can

but the young shoots can be cooked and eaten

(syn: Dichromena colorata) From the savannah and marsh regions of coastal Virginia through Florida comes this truly bizarre member of the sedge family

adorned with thumb-shaped blue-grey leaves that point downward

the foliage turns a nice shade of red before dropping

silver-green fronds

Heliotropium Augusta Lavender PP 34004 3a but the young shoots can(aka: Heliotropium WNHPAULAV) Heliotropium 'Augusta Lavender' is an amazing improvement of the old fashioned Heliotropium amplexicaule. This Brent Barnes complex hybrid, forms a winter deciduous patch to 2' tall x 3' wide. From late spring through Christmas, it is smothered with flower heads of lavender along with the added color from both monarch and swallowtail butterflies, and an array of bees. For us, flowering continues unabated despite