Sempervivum Pacific Blue Ice Verbena round foliage adorns this upright-growing

round foliage adorns this upright-growing woody salvia to nearly 4' tall x 5' wide

with a dark purple "old faithful" spadix emerging from the center

It seems to quietly disappear unnoticed when it goes dormant in late summer

Agave x striphantha 'Band on the Run' is a 2018 Plant Delights Nursery introduction of a seed strain developed here at Juniper Level Botanic Garden from a 2013 cross between the wide-leaved Agave lophantha 'Band Aid' and the narrow leaved Agave striata

Clay and sandy soils will both work fine

Sempervivum Pacific Blue Ice Verbena round foliage adorns this upright-growingSempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice' is a 1998 release from Oregon plant breeder, Gary Gosset. The nicely offsetting 4" wide rosettes have a silvery blue color, that's overlain with rosy red as the temperatures cool in fall. We have found this to have excellent garden performance in the hot, humid, southeast US. This is often marketed as Berry Blues hens and chicks.