Musella lasiocarpa Cuphea and butterflies

and butterflies

perfect for the woodland rock garden

Polygonatum 'Pacman' is similar to its parent but even more compact

with nice branching rhizomes and an extra wide

or allowing them to go dormant by drying them out and storing them in a cool but frost free location

Musella lasiocarpa Cuphea and butterfliesThis magnificent ornamental banana is more of a shrub than the typical taller banana. The stiff, thick, leathery, grey green, banana like foliage is borne atop a stalk that can eventually reach 6' in height. Instead of being prized for its fruit, Musella lasiocarpa is grown more for its flowers. Each specimen is home to large, bizarrely beautiful, yellow flowers that look like giant golden artichokes we're not making this up! For us, Musella