Cypripedium Bernd Pastel Winter Flowering Plants Bommeria hispida (copper fern) is

Bommeria hispida (copper fern) is a dwarf evergreen fern native to the desert Southwest (Arizona to west Texas) that few people have grown

(aka: Ophiopogon 'Nigrescens'

Good drainage is essential for Helleborus foetidus

Ozzie can't remember on which expedition he acquired it (happens at our age)

This amazing new sport of the fabulous Hosta 'Daybreak' is even larger and more spectacular than its parent

Cypripedium Bernd Pastel Winter Flowering Plants Bommeria hispida (copper fern) isCypripedium 'Bernd Pastel' is a 2007 Jan Moors hybrid between the Asian Cypripedium macranthos and the rare Taiwanese Cypripedium segawae the same cross as the 2001 introduced Cypripedium 'Bernd'. The 1' tall clumps of Cypripedium 'Bernd Pastel' are topped with large ivory pouches, backed by creamy ivory tepals. It remains to be seen how much summer heat these will tolerate, so we'd love your feedback if you give it a try. Either slightly acidic or