Pardancanda norrisii Vanilla Frost Orostachys a real thing of beauty

a real thing of beauty when well grown

deer-resistant baptisia with charcoal-green stems (when mature) and dozens of giant lupine-like flower heads of dusty purple

This cute 2008 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of Solomon's seal comes from Korea's Mt

The highly-prized (but rarely available) Adonis amurensis 'Fukujukai' eventually makes a nice 1-2' wide clump

with each seedling being different

Pardancanda norrisii Vanilla Frost Orostachys a real thing of beauty(aka: Iris x norrisii) xPardancanda 'Vanilla Frost' is an exceptional selection of the bigeneric hybrid of iris kissin' cousins, pardanthopsis x belamcanda, shared by plant breeder Darrell Probst back in the 1990s. Because it is so slow to offset and doesn't seed, it's never been introduced to commerce until 2019. The basal fan of iris foliage is topped, starting for us in late June with 3' tall, sturdy, branched spikes, ending with a terminal floral