Sarcococca hookeriana var digyna Purple Stem Zantedeschia each with a small white

each with a small white eye zone

5' tall clump composed of upright dark purple stems

Green dragons go dormant in midsummer

after being grown for decades throughout central Texas

Sarcococca hookeriana var digyna Purple Stem Zantedeschia each with a small whiteSarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem' is a wonderfully compact and free flowering Hilliers Nursey selection of the Himalayan (Southeastern Tibet and nearby China) Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna. This boxwood family member makes a superb, texturally interesting evergreen groundcover for the woodland garden. The 18" long, upright stalks are adorned with narrow, glossy green leaves. The dusty purple stems spread slowly via underground stolons, forming a