Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus "Rare and Precious Plants of

"Rare and Precious Plants of China

The greenish spadix is sometimes washed in purple and sometimes drenched in purple

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

each overlaid with a heavy brown speckling

look more like a camellia than a hellebore

Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus "Rare and Precious Plants ofVernonia 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