Kosteletzkya virginica ACE Basin Thujopsis deer-resistant leaves and adorned from

deer-resistant leaves and adorned from early June until frost with terminal clusters of mustard-orange (RHS 25B) flowers tipped in yellow

This can be done most any time of the year

Calanthe 'Takane' is an easy-to-grow

Each frond is adorned with a dramatic petticoat tip

Thanks to Rick Darke

Kosteletzkya virginica ACE Basin Thujopsis deer-resistant leaves and adorned from(aka: Kosteletzkya pentacarpos) Named for the Bohemian botanist V. F. Kosteletzky, this fabulous, upright native (Virginia to Mississippi) perennial mallow, similar to lavatera, emerges from dormancy in late spring and the thick stems quickly zoom to 5' tall. Each kosteletzkya stem is clothed with fuzzy, light green, hibiscus like leaves. In midsummer, sea shore mallow is clothed with hundreds of 2" clear pink hibiscus like flowers. Sea shore mallow