Musa Siam Ruby Tibet narrow-leaf evergreen clumps in early

narrow-leaf evergreen clumps in early spring with dangling purple and white dodecatheon-like flowers

clothed with green marijuana-like foliage

only occurs in a few populations in the Apalachicola region of the Florida Panhandle

(aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originally acquired this selection of the North American native Symphyotrichum oblongifolium from Montrose Gardens

the tropical-looking

Musa Siam Ruby Tibet narrow-leaf evergreen clumps in earlyWe first saw this raving beauty when visiting Thailand in 2005. At great expense (we're still driving old vehicles), we procured one to bring home, named it 'Siam Ruby', and are thrilled to share it with folks here in the states. Our research indicated it originated in Papua New Guinea as a sport of Musa 'Tapo', where bananas have been cultivated for 10,000 years. We have never seen it taller than 8', so that's our guess for height. The leaves are a