Sauromatum venosum Lake Tana Andropogon which is then edged with

which is then edged with a narrow dark red purple stripe

fan-shaped leaves are typical sabal foliage

cupped blue foliage

insanely vigorous clump topped with an abundance of 2" wide magenta-purple flowers

Sauromatum venosum Lake Tana Andropogon which is then edged withSauromatum venosum is a wide ranging species, from India to Africa. Virtually everything in cultivation is from India. Our offering of Sauromatum 'Lake Tana' comes from the Southern end of the range thanks to an Uwe Scharf 6,000' elevation collection from Ethiopia's Dek Island in the middle of Lake Tana. The inflorescence of Sauromatum 'Lake Tana', which emerges for us in mid May, is bright yellow, spotted along the edge with large blotches of purple.