Sarracenia ahlesii Asarum Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun' is a

Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun' is a creation from Japanese plant breeder

Bletilla striata 'Albostriata' is one of the rarer white-edged variegated forms of the commonly grown ground orchid

very sturdy

All summer long

The distinguishing spore pattern only extends from leaf tip down to the center of the leaf back

Sarracenia ahlesii Asarum Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun' is aSarracenia x ahlesii is a naturally occurring hybrid of Sarracenia alata x Sarracenia rubra, named after Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas co author, the late Harry Ahles. Sarracenia x ahlesii is found where both parent species co occur in Southern Alabama and Mississippi. The clumps of green pitchers are veined red toward the top. Before the new pitchers emerge in spring, the floral show is delightful with floral saucers composed of rosy