Allium keeverae Rocky Face Argentina Aspidistra saxicola

Aspidistra saxicola

or clay soils as long as the drainage is good

at five years of age

pauses during the coldest part of winter

flowering stalks

Allium keeverae Rocky Face Argentina Aspidistra saxicolaAllium keeverae is a very rare, imperiled Southeast US native onion (G2 rank), which can only be found growing in calcitic seepages on granite domes on two Western NC counties. Formerly considered a variety of Allium cuthbertii, Allium keeverae was subsequently found to constitute a separate species. In May, the 15" tall clumps are topped with small clusters of light pink flowers. Our plants have thrived in our crevice garden, but when given moisture