Solidago sphacelata Golden Fleece Agave and graceful 2' long pendulous

and graceful 2' long pendulous panicles of medium-lavender flowers in summer

For a fall show in a hot dry site

(aka: Disporum uniflorum) We first encountered this fairy bell in the wild in 1997 on Korea's Ulleung Island

so plant it where drainage is near perfect and plants are sheltered from heavy rain downpours

The hardiness of sotol is related to keeping the crown of the plant dry during the winter

Solidago sphacelata Golden Fleece Agave and graceful 2' long pendulousDr. Dick Lighty, former director at Delaware's Mt. Cuba Center, first saw this solidago on a flashlight walk one evening after giving a garden talk. From a modest beginning, this spectacular selection of the East Coast native goldenrod (Illinois south to Mississippi) has found its way into the finest gardens of England and Europe. The round basal leaves of Solidago 'Golden Fleece' give rise to multi branched, 20" long, arching spikes adorned with tiny