Dicliptera suberecta Propagate One of the hardiest of

One of the hardiest of the rockroses

the branches layering horizontally

evergreen character

Give this holly full sun for the tightest growth

and 'Maryland Beauty'

Dicliptera suberecta Propagate One of the hardiest ofDicliptera suberecta is a member of the acanthus family, Acanthaceae, and hails from the grasslands of Uruguay and Argentina, a heritage that shows in a love of heat, sun, and lean soil. Gardeners know the plant by two names that between them tell the whole story: Uruguayan firecracker plant, for the volley of tubular blooms, and hummingbird plant, for the traffic those blooms draw. The foliage charms first. Soft, velvety, and washed a cool bluish