• SOWING ADVICE: SOW SEEDS IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THEM, AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR, THEY DEPEND ON HAVING SEVERAL MONTHS, SOMETIMES UP TO A YEAR IN COLD, DAMP COMPOST,
• (NOT DRY IN A FRIDGE) BEFORE THEY WILL GERMINATE. KEEP THE SEED TRAY MOIST IN A COLD GREENHOUSE OR SHADY CORNER AND DO NOT DISCARD. THESE FRESH SEEDS CAN BE VERY SLOW TO GERMINATE BUT DO NOT USE ANY ARTIFICIAL HEAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GERMINATE THEM AS IT MAY SIMPLY DISRUPT THEIR GERMINATION MECHANISM CAUSING THEM TO ENTER EVEN DEEPER DORMANCY.
• Masses of golden leaves with sharp edges. Cream flowers on large stems are surrounded by sharp bracts. An distinctive and unusual perennial with great architectural merit. Forms a clump to 50 cm in diameter. Full sun in cool summer climates to semi-shade elsewhere.

SOWING ADVICE: SOW SEEDS IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THEM, AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR, THEY DEPEND ON HAVING SEVERAL MONTHS, SOMETIMES UP TO A YEAR IN COLD, DAMP COMPOST,