Azara serrata, Saw-toothed Azara or Andean Gold winter interest This slow-growing Asian beauty with

This slow-growing Asian beauty with leathery

(Cut or mow off flower stems after blooming

This photo was taken in early January

This is one of the best contrast perennials to bring out the light greens in the garden

violet-purple tubular flowers shower mounds of bluish

Azara serrata, Saw-toothed Azara or Andean Gold winter interest This slow-growing Asian beauty withA native understory shrub tree in Chile, Azara is evergreen with glossy dark green leaves and downy branches. Fragrant, vanilla scented spritzes of yellow in midsummer virtually cover the branches in May and June. Site against a warm wall where temperatures are less severe if you live in a colder climate. Worth a little pampering and responds well to judicious pruning. Mature size: 12 ft T x 6 ft W Minimum temperature: 10 F