Epimedium baieali guizhouense Symphyotrichum each backed by long white

each backed by long white sepals and touched off by a blush of purple on the back

Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant' was one of the most impressive ferns we encountered on our 2008 expedition to Taiwan

It must be kept potted and slightly dry while dormant

which gives this tight 10" tall x 2' wide clumper a silver sheen in the garden--somewhat like a 70-year-old with a mop-top cut sans hair coloring

Calanthe sieboldii

Epimedium baieali guizhouense Symphyotrichum each backed by long white(aka: E. borealiguizhousense) Epimedium baieali guizhouense is a recently discovered (published 1993) Chinese species from Yunnan and Guizhou provinces where it can be found between 1,000' and 2,000' elevation. Epimedium baieali guizhouense makes a robust, evergreen, 4' wide clump with long, spiny edged green leaves and topped in spring with 18" tall stalks of cloud like flower heads, each containing hundreds (we estimated) of tiny white flowers