Keiskea japonica (syn. Collinsonia japonica), White Japanese Collinsonia thin soil and bees love it

and bees love it

Chartreuse-green-golden glowing foliage compliments racemes of demure

Tawny Fleece has amazing amber- and honey-colored needles from midsummer through fall

and clay tolerant

Keiskea japonica (syn. Collinsonia japonica), White Japanese Collinsonia thin soil and bees love itA hardy Japanese salvia relative, this white flowering Keiskea japonica has broad, textured 4 in long leaves on 2 3 ft stalks topped with 2 3 inches of tiny white axillary flower spikes with long anthers. Becomes multi stemmed and shrub like with age. A lovely woodland addition with valuable late summer bloom time. Prefers bright shade and some summer water. Deer and rabbits avoid it, perhaps because of a skunky odor released when leaves are rubbed.