The leaves on this plant are very interesting -- deeply serrated and definitely reminiscent of the movie "Jaws"! In my garden it grew to maturity very quickly. The flowers are pretty, but I think the leaves make this one a real standout. Plant toward the front of your border to be best enjoyed so the large flower heads don't cover the leaves.

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Originating in Tennessee, this sport of the popular variety ‘Autumn Joy’ forms a bushy mound of succulent blue-green, the edges deeply-cut, cupped and curled leaves. Large heads of dusty salmon-rose flowers appear in late summer, later developing into brown seed heads with good winter interest. A magnet for butterflies. Best used towards the front of a sunny border or in mixed containers, where the unusual effect of the foliage may be best appreciated.

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