Ceratostigma willmottianum Sun Perennials In gardens

In gardens

Hosta 'Sum and Substance' is one of the few tetraploid hostas

each carefully striped pink and white like a candy cane

The palmate-leaved (looks like a Japanese maple) Scarlet rose mallow has 6" brilliant red flowers on nice upright stems to 8' tall

Ceratostigma willmottianum Sun Perennials In gardensCeratostigma willmottianum is one of those perennials we simply wouldn't garden without. Hailing from Tibet to central China, this clumping subshrub forms a 3' tall x 3' wide mass of stiff, upright arching cinnamon red stems, clothed with small fingernail sized green leaves, which turn brilliant red before dropping in late fall. From mid summer through October (NC), the plants are adorned with terminal clusters of true, cobalt blue flowers. Chinese