Vernonia gigantea Jonesboro Giant Winter Delights Hellebores Displayed prominently from the end

Displayed prominently from the end of the swirled petals are it's reproductive organs

Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm is the best known selection of the US native (Canada south to Florida) Panicum virgatum

speckled with white blotches

Persicaria polymorpha is native to high-elevation gravelly slopes in China and Japan but has made a superb garden plant for us in full sun

This easy to grow groundcover forms a fabulous 1' tall slowly-widening patch

Vernonia gigantea Jonesboro Giant Winter Delights Hellebores Displayed prominently from the endWhile driving through Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2000, I spotted this selection of giant ironweed. Most of the clones of Vernonia gigantea had fallen over due to their height and flower head weight, but this clone stayed wonderfully upright. Cuttings were taken, and we are pleased to report it has also remained vertical in our garden trials. Vernonia 'Jonesboro Giant', a 2006 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, forms a clump of 10 12' tall stems, clothed in