Aster mongolicus Hortensis Tricyrtis The fast growing Omeo gum

The fast growing Omeo gum (30' tall in 10 years) has lovely

flowers the first year from seed

and Christmas fern provides both

It's also a great food source for native bees

very easy to grow and simply superb in the woodland garden

Aster mongolicus Hortensis Tricyrtis The fast growing Omeo gum(aka: Kalimeris mongolica, Kalimeris pinnatifida) It's been hard to keep up with the name changes, since this poor plant's identity has been batted around by taxonomists more than a tennis ball on Wimbledon's Centre Court. A favorite of the late garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence, Aster 'Hortensis' is a wonderful, slowly spreading deciduous perennial which arises in spring to form a dense patch of 20" tall, interwoven stems, clothed with apple green,