Eucomis autumnalis Naudes Neck Bergenia (Syn: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Snow

(Syn: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Snow Flurry' hit the perennial market like a storm in the 1980s

deer-resistant clump

It has taken 9 degrees F with no problem

The new foliage on Pachysandra procumbens 'Angola' is heavily patterned pewter against the olive-green base color

but overlooked

Eucomis autumnalis Naudes Neck Bergenia (Syn: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'SnowEucomis autumnalis 'Naude's Neck' is an unusual form of the South African native pineapple lily, Eucomis autumnalis, that we saw on our 2005 trek near Naude's Neck in the Drakensberg Mountains. Thanks to Silverhill Seeds for making seed available. For us, Eucomis autumnalis 'Naude's Neck' forms a rather flat rosette of 1' long glossy green leaves topped, starting in early July (NC), with dense pineapple like spikes of bright green flowers. What amazes