Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus This slow-growing sport of H

This slow-growing sport of H

the large black pods that top the clump add to the ornamental value

makes a 5" tall x 1' wide woodland groundcover

look more like a camellia than a hellebore

black-stemmed croziers that unfurl in a grab your camera moment

Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus This slow-growing sport of HVernonia lettermanii is a fascinating ironweed that hails from Arkansas and Oklahoma where it can be found in rocky soils and on rock outcrops. Imagine taking an Amsonia hubrichtii, shrinking it to 2' tall x 2' wide, shearing it into a round ball, then topping it with hundreds of purple flowers in August and early September, and you have Vernonia lettermanii a hummingbird delight. We grow this in our hot, dry, crevice garden where it has caused