Asphodeline damascena White/Cream Flowering Plants just as the new seasons

just as the new seasons flower begin to fully open

and more pointed-lobed leaf

rosy pink flowers

develop into magnificent fruit heads

Iris tectorum 'Alba' thrives both in dry shade and on damp roofs

Asphodeline damascena White/Cream Flowering Plants just as the new seasonsAsphodeline damascena is a little known asphodel (not to be confused with infidels), hailing from Turkey, and adjacent Syria. The narrow, fleshy blue foliage resembles a clump of blue fescue, but with thick, waxy foliage. The two year old clumps are topped with 3' tall stalks of starry white flower that open in late afternoon, starting for us in early June. Damascus asphodel grows best in a gravelly rock garden setting in full sun. In the garden,