Carex plantaginea Blue Ridge Wet Shade Plants starting for us in late

starting for us in late July

The bold texture and upright form of aspidistra plants is invaluable in the garden

The flower emerges from near the top of the stem like a yellow-orange torpedo

Asparagus cochinchinensis 'Graham's Cracker' is a truly superb 2015 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction from NC gardener Graham Ray

Carex plantaginea Blue Ridge Wet Shade Plants starting for us in lateCarex plantaginea 'Blue Ridge' is a 2015 selection of the North American native sedge (Canada south to Northern Alabama) from German gardener George Uebelhart of Jelitto Seed. George had told me about a strain of ribbon sedge that he was growing that didn't fall apart after flowering like the typical species, but it wasn't until I visited his garden and saw the plant in person that I was sold. Carex plantaginea 'Blue Ridge' forms a 10" tall x 18" wide