Asclepias purpurascens Osmunda then covered in curly white

then covered in curly white hairs that would make Santa proud

the clumps are topped with 2' tall spikes

a great green screen

sort of a puberty thing

Lycoris 'Peppermint' is a naturally-occurring Chinese hybrid Lycoris x incarnata (Lycoris sprengeri x longituba) that has been documented from both Yunnan and Hubei Provinces

Asclepias purpurascens Osmunda then covered in curly whiteNative from Canada south to Louisiana, with the heaviest concentration in Missouri, Asclepias purpurascens is one of those great North American native plants that should be grown in all sunny gardens. The 2' tall green stems emerge from dormancy, clothed in 6" long x 3" wide dark green leaves, on opposite sides of the stem. Starting for us in mid May, the terminal and upper leaf axils are home to dozens of 2 3" wide spheres, each composed of