Alpinia japonica Green Waves Salvia Parodia erubescens) Notocactus schlosseri hails

Parodia erubescens) Notocactus schlosseri hails from Southern Uruguay

but when planted in a location providing early morning sun

tight clump is adorned with miniature thalictrum-like foliage and topped in spring with bizarre green pinwheel-like flowers

but do come almost completely true from seed when they manage to set

Alpinia japonica Green Waves Salvia Parodia erubescens) Notocactus schlosseri hailsAlpinia japonica 'Green Waves' is an exceptional form of the Asian native (China, Japan, Taiwan) Alpinia japonica, that we acquired from the late plantsman Don Jacobs without a cultivar name imagine that! Comparing it to all other forms of Alpinia japonica we've seen, we find the foliage much more wavy, giving an outstanding textural appearance in the garden. We like to plant Alpinia japonica near a path, where the strong, cardamom scented foliage can