Aster mongolicus Hortensis Tricyrtis 25" wide foliage

25" wide foliage

This East Coast native is the really fascinating member of the pitcher plant family

Amsonia hubrichtii is a North American native perennial plant that was discovered in 1942 in Arkansas by Leslie Hubricht and named in his honor

It's also a great food source for native bees

and Christmas fern provides both

Aster mongolicus Hortensis Tricyrtis 25" wide foliage(aka: Kalimeris mongolica, Kalimeris pinnatifida) It's been hard to keep up with the name changes, since this poor plant's identity has been batted around by taxonomists more than a tennis ball on Wimbledon's Centre Court. A favorite of the late garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence, Aster 'Hortensis' is a wonderful, slowly spreading deciduous perennial which arises in spring to form a dense patch of 20" tall, interwoven stems, clothed with apple green,