Alpinia japonica Green Waves Polygonella We pick sea kale throughout

We pick sea kale throughout the growing season for a raw garden snack

Yucca filamentosa and Yucca pallida

central creamy-yellow streaks and a very narrow white border at the tip

as fall approaches

Alpinia japonica Green Waves Polygonella We pick sea kale throughoutAlpinia japonica 'Green Waves' is an exceptional form of the Asian native (China, Japan, Taiwan) Alpinia japonica, that we acquired from the late plantsman Don Jacobs without a cultivar name imagine that! Comparing it to all other forms of Alpinia japonica we've seen, we find the foliage much more wavy, giving an outstanding textural appearance in the garden. We like to plant Alpinia japonica near a path, where the strong, cardamom scented foliage can