Giant Bird of Paradise
This popular evergreen perennial puts forth a fountain of long stalked blue-green leaves that will spread and grow to 6 feet high. Held in fan-like formation, it's leaves are a fine, Mediterranean compliment to the treelike bold clumps formed at the base. The huge birdlike flowers have white heads with blue tongues. Slow-growing, 25 to 30 feet high and 15 feet wide.