Liatris pilosa Buckhorn Beauty Sedum and for us changes to

and for us changes to olive green in the heat of summer

Malmgren cross of the Japanese Cypripedium macranthos var

nameless selection of our Southeast US native copper iris from a mail order plant adoption facility in 2003

found naturalized in a few counties in east Texas and west Louisiana

but not one that has any official status

Liatris pilosa Buckhorn Beauty Sedum and for us changes toLiatris pilosa 'Buckhorn Beauty' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of our collection from Buckhorn, NC (Orange County) of a North American native species (PA south to SC). The stalks emerge a lovely maroon, and extend upward to 3' tall. They bloom for us in mid September with an array of purple flowers, and attract flocks of native bees. We have had great luck with this superb species in our well drained, dryland rock garden.