Asphodeline damascena Pulmonaria hand-shaped leaves

hand-shaped leaves

and now are able to share

forming a robust clump to nearly 2' tall

The center of each leaf is a wide patch of lighter green/chartreuse

Asphodeline damascena Pulmonaria hand-shaped leavesAsphodeline damascena is a little known asphodel (not to be confused with infidels), hailing from Turkey, and adjacent Syria. The narrow, fleshy blue foliage resembles a clump of blue fescue, but with thick, waxy foliage. The two year old clumps are topped with 3' tall stalks of starry white flower that open in late afternoon, starting for us in early June. Damascus asphodel grows best in a gravelly rock garden setting in full sun. In the garden,