Barleria cristata 26/1 Restock European gardeners did not receive

European gardeners did not receive Winter Daphne until 1771

almost silver foliage

and the feathered crown is a case of convergent evolution rather than kinship

heavy soil

where the orange heads can sing against blues and purples

Barleria cristata 26/1 Restock European gardeners did not receiveCalled Philippine violet, though neither Philippine nor a violet, Barleria cristata is a showy subtropical shrub that saves its display for the close of the year, opening dark blue violet, trumpet shaped flowers through late summer and autumn when much of the garden is winding down. A perennial in zones 8 and 9 and a four to six foot shrub in zone 10, native to India and Myanmar. In zone 8 the tops are killed by frost; cut the plants back, mound about