Aucuba japonica Shugetsu Nassella hovering just above the foliage

hovering just above the foliage

Cypripedium 'Dietrich' is a 2003 Werner Frosch hybrid of the European Cypripedium calceolus x Cypripedium kentuckiense

Crinum 'Birthday Party' begins flowering in early to mid-June and continues until August with sturdy 4' tall spikes topped with dark wine-colored buds

providing a strong contrast to the more shapeless mounds of many herbaceous perennials

Aucuba japonica Shugetsu Nassella hovering just above the foliageAucuba japonica 'Shugetsu' (translated as 'New Year') is one of the most unusual Japanese aucuba selections we've grown. Almost certainly a tetraploid, Aucuba 'Shugetsu' shares many traits with tet daylilies abnormally thick stems and foliage. The tree trunk like stalk supports a 6' tall, vase shape plant that's narrow at the base and widens slightly toward the tip. The 9" long evergreen leaves are very dark green with a wide golden central pattern