Tecomaria capensis Agave Typically shasta daisies don't fare

Typically shasta daisies don't fare well in our hot humid summer

the leaf edges turn amber-purple and continue intensifying until fall when the leaves show a pronounced banded edge on both the front and back

and 'Gemstone'

Moist soils result in faster growth

Agave 'Miniskirt' is a 2017 Plant Delights Nursery introduction that we discovered at PDN in 2013 as a dwarf mutation in a batch of Agave lophantha 'Splendida'

Tecomaria capensis Agave Typically shasta daisies don't fare(aka: Tecoma capensis) Tecomaria capensis hails from the South African Cape (east and west) into Natal, but according to all the books, should not be winter hardy for us. Thank goodness we keep our plants illiterate. Despite being a giant clambering evergreen shrub in warmer climates, where it remains woody, Tecomaria capensis is a well behaved, very drought tolerant deciduous perennial for us, surviving our single digit winter temperatures for at