Ensete maurelii Pardancanda Dicentra 'Dolly Sods' is a

Dicentra 'Dolly Sods' is a 2004 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction

but only 5' in temperate climates

The growth habit is dramatically upright with large

robust clump of very sturdy stems

Ensete maurelii Pardancanda Dicentra 'Dolly Sods' is aWe have long been amazed by Ensete maurelii, an outstanding ornamental banana from the high mountains of East Africa. Growing to only 10' tall in temperate climates (20' tall in tropical areas), Ensete maurelii makes a superb ornamental for the summer border. Each leaf can reach gigantic proportions of 10' long. The most ornamental characteristic is that the foliage is flushed with burgundy, especially concentrated as the new growth emerges. The