Carex ‘Island Brocade’ is sometimes listed as a Carex siderosticha, but actually is a form of Carex ciliatomarginata. The leaves are wide for a sedge, almost Hosta-like with gold edges. Slowly spreading as a groundcover, edging or specimen. Tolerates heat and humidity.

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Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ is a very showy form of sedge with long arching leaves, creamy gold in the center with a distinct dark green border. It forms a neat mound and really is evergreen in the southern part of its range.

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Native to the eastern U.S., the Turtleheads are excellent for the wildflower, woodland, or bog garden.  They are easy to grow in moist, acid soil and light shade, but cannot tolerate full hot sun. Chelone lyonii ‘Hot Lips’ was selected by Dale Hendricks of North Creek Nurseries and has deep green, lustrous foliage with contrasting dark stems.

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Chelone glabra is another native wildflower, sometimes called the White Turtlehead. The blooms are similar in size and form to Chelone lyonii but are white, sometime flushed slightly pink.

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This is the Asian version of our native Turtlehead or Chelone. In form the blooms are not so turtle-like, more like a Penstemon flower, a little smaller than our native species but an intense ruby red ... very showy in late summer to fall. The leaves are also smaller, but densely packed, making an attractive clump even when not in bloom. I’ve seen Chelonopsis yagiharana also listed as Chelonopsis moschata.

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Coreopsis tripteris Flower Tower Strain is a new selection of an American native from our friends at Van Hoorn. I have no experience with it yet but they say:  "Thick stems with dark green, leathery leaves that rise eight plus feet and end in large bouquets of golden-yellow flowers.  Vast improvement over the species with stems that are 2 to 3 times thicker, a more profuse longer bloom, and is overall more robust.  Good winter interest and natural Finch feeder.  Excellent Midwest native that is superb for use as a privacy screen, natural fence or specimen plant.  A Van Hoorn Nurseries introduction.  5' wide x 8' tall.  Late summer - early fall." If you have the space it may be worth a try.

Coreopsis ‘Full Moon’ is the newest form of this popular sun perennial. I haven’t seen it bloom in person yet, but our supplier says “After eight years of intensive breeding work with eight species of coreopsis, Darrell Probst is releasing the first plant in his Big Bang (TM) Series. 'Full Moon' PPAF is a showy hybrid with very large, canary yellow flowers that measure up to three inches across. They are held on well-branched stems atop a mound of healthy green, medium textured foliage. The plants are long blooming, from about midsummer into early fall.”

Darmera peltata, commonly called Umbrella Plant, possibly because of the form of it's large (up to 18" across) leaves. In early to mid spring the flower stems arise well ahead of the foliage. Blooms are rounded, blush pink. This is a large and impressive specimen for a moist place - with constant moisture I understand it will even tolerate full sun - but if it dries out even once it will show leaf scorch. Like many Northwest natives it does not appreciate the heat and humidity of the South.

Delphinium exaltatum is a native species, among Delphs probably the most adapted to heat and humidity (but it still won’t thrive in the deep south) The flowers are blue-purple, smaller than the fancy English hybrids - more the size of annual Larkspur. Average to moist soils are best.

Bright yellow daisy flowers are common enough in midsummer, but what about early spring? Doronicum orientale ‘Magnificum’ has bright, many petaled blooms that begin to color just as the Daffodils fade. Excellent for cutting and easy to grow, they thrive in moist soil, in sun or part shade. If allowed to dry out they sometimes go dormant in midsummer, like Poppies. Otherwise the handsome, heart shaped foliage remains attractive until Fall. I can honestly say that since we’ve been growing these we haven’t had a single problem with Leopards in the garden.

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