ACIPHYLLA

DESCRIPTION: These perennials form rosettes of stiff, bayonet-like leaves. These plants grow from 2 to 4 feet high and 2 to 4 feet wide. The leaves of A. aurea (Golden Spanaird) are usually golden green and it produces large (about 32 inches), candelabra-like spikes of tiny golden-cream flowers from late spring to early summer. A. squarrosa (Bayonet Plant or Common Spaniard) has green or golden-green leaves and it produces large (up to 6 feet), branching spikes of small, yellow flowers in early summer. These plant are natives of the sub-alpine and mountain grasslands of North and South Island and New Zealand. These plants have an excellent shape and are great for planting in gravel or in scree.

POTTING: They should be grown in full sun in humus-rich, well-drained soil.

PROPAGATION: Seeds may be sown fresh in the spring.

VARIETIES:

A. aurea;

A. squarrosa.

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