Lysichiton camtschatcensis Hydrastis including a xeric garden

including a xeric garden

evenly moist soil is the best conditions for all of the Dicentra spectabilis cultivars

Carex buchananii is quite easy to grow in rather dry sites

when our clumps of the endangered Baptisia arachnifera and a nearby Baptisia simplicifolia got a bit frisky outside our bedroom window

Lysichiton camtschatcensis Hydrastis including a xeric gardenWe have been thrilled and surprised be able to grow the Asian aroid, Lysichiton camtschatcensis in our hot, humid Eastern United States garden. Despite hailing from Northern Russia and Japan, we've grown and flowered this fascinating aroid in a lightly shaded, humus rich, soggy site, where it has thrived. For us, the foliage begins to emerge in mid February, alongside the 1' tall stalks of white spathiphyllum like flowers. After the flowers fade, the