Antennaria parvifolia Rehmannia starting in late summer with

starting in late summer with 3' tall stalks of large fragrant violet flowers

whose pitchers are veined red

so as you can imagine

we were driving through the restricted military region of North Vietnam

which flower in September and October

Antennaria parvifolia Rehmannia starting in late summer withAntennaria parvifolia is a western North American (Canada south to Mexico) native that is the ultimate rock garden groundcover. The 1" tall, tight, silver leaf evergreen mat grows to only 1' in width after 2 years. In spring, the mats are topped with short matchstick like spikes of hairy brown tufts that look nothing like most folks idea of a flower. Little leaf pussytoes has thrived for us in dry, rocky soil in the rock garden, where it's a host