Astelia alpina, Pineapple Grass evenly moist and light green leaf color:

and light green leaf color: autumn throughout summer

lemony-yellow ruffled trumpets flare from the encircling petals of creamy white that age to a pristine white

Leaves of a rich green that shimmer in the sun

Oblong red fruit

Two-inch golden yellow flowers are followed by ornamental seed pods and striking red-orange-yellow fall colors

Astelia alpina, Pineapple Grass evenly moist and light green leaf color:Astelia alpina, was grown from seeds collected in Tasmania in February 2018. Only 8 of the seeds collected germinated and now finally of size to divide! It grows into low silver green evergreen tufts in evenly moist soils. This plant is dioecious. The female plant has a greenish white flower that produces showy reddish orange fruit when fertilized with pollen from the flower of a male plant. Mature size: 8 10 inches Minimum temperature: 10 F