My plant of the month for August is…
Astelia chathamica. A hardy, clump-forming perennial with elegant, silvery spear-shaped leaves. Originally from the Chatham Islands off the coast of New Zealand, it's common name is “Silver Spear”.
In spring, long flowered stalks of yellowish-green emerge, which go on to produce orange berries in summer.
The foliage is a good foil for other plants. Ours are planted in front of Rhododendron macabeanum with its silver coloured leaves
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