Aspidistra grandiflora Big Spotty Verbascum evergreen Asarum speciosum from our

evergreen Asarum speciosum from our neighbors to the south in Alabama

We love this native aroid in moist sites to add tropical-textured foliage

Sarracenia 'Scarlet Belle' is a selection of the naturally-occurring cross of the white-top Sarracenia leucophylla and the parrot-pitcher Sarracenia psittacina that has rapidly become one of our favorite pitcher plants

Starting in late March (NC)

twisted thread that dangles in front of the pitcher

Aspidistra grandiflora Big Spotty Verbascum evergreen Asarum speciosum from ourAspidistra grandiflora 'Big Spotty' is our first introduction of the Vietnamese cast iron plant, which was only identified as a new species from southwest of Hanoi in 2007. Aspidistra grandiflora 'Big Spotty' forms an 18" tall x 2' wide specimen of glossy green, 4" wide leaves, each heavily spotted with large, bright yellow dots. Looking at the bright sun for about a minute produces the same effects, but looking at the plant has far fewer long term