Liatris microcephala North Carolina Native Plants taken before the flowers begin

taken before the flowers begin to open

and certainly one of the most hardy of the trunk-forming species

but visitors who see it in flower don't leave without one

Carex 'Hime Kansuge') Carex conica 'Hime' is a wonderful evergreen Japanese sedge that can be used as an edger or a specimen clump

Unlike many of the other hardy calanthes

Liatris microcephala North Carolina Native Plants taken before the flowers beginThis drought tolerant native blazing star from rocky outcrops in the southern Appalachian mountains is one of the best in the genus, but surprisingly is still not common in the trade. The rosette produces up to 2 dozen stalks, clothed in very fine grassy foliage. The flowers that top the stalk are the typical rosy purple, and are produced in the heat of summer great for summer arrangements and hummingbird viewing.