Aphyllanthes monspeliensis Mediterranean Europe Gentiana saponaria 'Rockford' is a

Gentiana saponaria 'Rockford' is a 2016 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a special strain of the easy-to-grow

The drought-tolerant

Though it is standard practice to cut the foliage back before spring this is not an absolute necessity

We have been stunned by the performance of this little-known Chinese African violet relative

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis Mediterranean Europe Gentiana saponaria 'Rockford' is aFew gardeners have ever run across the monotypic Aphyllanthes monspeliensis, unless you've spent time in the Mediterranean region south to Morocco. This solitary genus in the Asparagus family produces a small rock garden size plant that looks like Festuca glauca until it flowers, then it looks just like a sisyrinchium or other irid. The narrow wiry glaucous leaves form a tight clump, topped, starting for us in mid April with 1" medium blue flowers.