Agave Crazy Horse Ionactis Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mountain King' is

Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mountain King' is much more tolerant of wet summers

The 20" tall flower stalk rises above the tripartite leaves in April (in NC) in muted shades of olive-green with pinkish veining

The black-green foliage emerges with a dramatic red edge that looks more like a Photoshop

What a beauty

Aucuba japonica 'Honshu' makes a 4' tall x 6' wide compact clump in 10 years

Agave Crazy Horse Ionactis Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mountain King' isAgave 'Crazy Horse' is an amazing large growing, winter hardy century plant, that has thrived for us since 2006, enduring 7 degrees F, once established. Our plant comes from Texan Shawn Stegent, who discovered it growing at a Montgomery County, Texas real estate office around 2000. For us, our quarter century old patch has produced 3. 5' tall x 5' wide rosettes that offset quite fast, but remain tightly clustered around the base. The 9" wide, flat,