Hellenia speciosa Wizard of Oz Dry Shade Plants Looking for the road less

Looking for the road less traveled trillium wise

16 years later

Thanks to the late New Mexico plantsman David Salman for sharing seed from this special collection at 5

with possibly some Agave montana blood

It can be cut to the ground in late summer if it has become shabby

Hellenia speciosa Wizard of Oz Dry Shade Plants Looking for the road less(aka: Costus speciosus) Hellenia speciosa 'Wizard of Oz' is a 2025 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of an amazingly winter hardy form of the typically warm tropical, southeast Asian native crepe ginger. This gem is a 2013 Ozzie Johnson collection from near Yan Ming, Vietnam at 3,900' elevation. Emerging in mid June (NC), the thick, fleshy green stalks, quickly rise to 6' tall. The top of the stalks are wrapped with spirally arranged, fleshy green