Polygonatum prattii exclude_rebuy wooded slopes where it grows

wooded slopes where it grows in alkaline soils

Sinningia 'Towering Inferno' emerges from a dormant tuber in spring

it's a low maintenance perennial

(aka: Gladiolus coll #A12NC-018B) We found this abandoned gladiolus on a roadside bank near the town of Bolivia in Brunswick Co

even in a crowded hosta garden

Polygonatum prattii exclude_rebuy wooded slopes where it growsI first encountered this charming dwarf Solomon's seal in 1996 near Zhongdian, China at the sub alpine elevation of 12,500'. Polygonatum prattii is a miniature Solomon's seal that forms a small clump of 6 8" tall stems adorned with tiny leaves and, in early spring, with equally tiny dark purple flowers. Polygonatum prattii is a must for detail oriented rock gardeners with a taste for esoteric and cute, but is essentially worthless for big picture