Titanotrichum oldhammii (Oldham's Gold Woodland Foxglove)

Part Sun to ShadeZone: 7b-10 10" tall Origin: China

Open House/Web-Only! Don't bother to look it up, 'cause you won't find it...except in the tropical books where it's a Zone 9 plant. From China, via our friend Ozzie Johnson, comes this remarkably hardy gesneriad (African violet cousin). It was great to finally see it in Taiwan in 2008, where it clung to nearly vertical rock cliffs. The fuzzy basal leaves make a nice small clump to 12" wide, which in September and October is topped with 1' spikes of dramatic, golden yellow bells with vivid, cinnamon-red centers. One look will bring you to your knees...I promise! It has survived 0 degrees F in our garden with good winter drainage. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)