Cestrum parqui Shortia but we occasionally have enough

but we occasionally have enough to share and this is one of those times

Each leaf is then "tattooed" with the outline of a dark green maple leaf in the center

dark blue-green foliage with a delightful amount of rippling in the leaf edges

it's a virtually maintenance free perennial

which was awarded the American Iris Society's Award of Merit in 2003 and the Signa Medal in 2006

Cestrum parqui Shortia but we occasionally have enoughNamed by the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) as one of their top 200 plants of the last 200 years, Cestrum parqui is truly one of the most amazingly floriferous perennials we grow. From Zone 8 south, Cestrum parqui actually behaves like a shrub and can reach 15' tall in very tropical locations, but only 5' in temperate climates. Beginning in early summer and continuing until first frost, our 6' wide, deer resistant "bush" is smothered with both