Begonia Cotes de Castillon Hymenoxys soon topped with 6-7 frilly

soon topped with 6-7 frilly light butter-yellow flowers

compared with 18 months for most varieties

The first sign of spring is the wonderful spikes of dodecatheon-like blue flowers to 6" tall

Aspidistra sutepensis forms a 1' tall evergreen clump

This is the second in the series of miniature hostas that arose as mutations from Hosta 'Baby Bunting'

Begonia Cotes de Castillon Hymenoxys soon topped with 6-7 frillyBegonia 'Cotes de Castillon' is another little known, but surprisingly winter hardy begonia that's excelled in our trials. This unknown species was brought to the US in 1995 from the Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden by Henri Laporte. Being a wine grower, Henri named it after a favorite wine. In the garden, Begonia 'Cotes de Castillon' forms a 20" tall x 3' wide specimen, composed of large 10" x 7" leaves, held at the end of burgundy petioles. Each glossy