Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Ligularia I'll never forget the time

I'll never forget the time I saw my first Cypripedium japonicum orchid at the US National Arboretum

'Silver Streak'

Dry winter soils are the key to good survival in cold climates

These Helleborus x hybridus plants were all hand-selected after flowering

'Solar Flare' can reach 6' in width

Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Ligularia I'll never forget the timeFor years, we tried to grow Asphodeline lutea only to have them croak faster than bullfrogs on an interstate highway. We repeated the process every few years until 2011, when Italian plantsman Angelo Porcelli shared wild collected Asphodeline lutea seed from an Italian population. The resulting plants of king's spear have thrived in our garden despite our hot, humid summers and wet, cold winters. Asphodeline lutea 'Italian Gold' makes a basal rosette