Island Breeze

Island Breeze

A sport of ‘Paradise Island’ the improvements in this cultivar include more impressive variegation due to its wider margins, thicker leaf substance, and a strong growth rate.

Wide, dark green margins stand in sharp contrast to the bright yellow centers in early spring.  As summer approaches, the centers become more chartreuse when plants are grown in heavier shade or lighter yellow if they are grown in more sun. ‘Island Breeze’ has dark lavender blooms on red petioles that stand tall in mid-summer. With a height of 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide it prefers partial to full shade and moist, well-drained soil, but is drought tolerant once established