Vernonia gigantea Jonesboro Giant Winter Delights Hellebores Hosta 'Potomac Pride' is our

Hosta 'Potomac Pride' is our 1996 release that was selected as the Convention Plant for the 1995 American Hosta Society convention in Washington

short-lived

This easy to grow groundcover forms a fabulous 1' tall slowly-widening patch

Persicaria polymorpha is native to high-elevation gravelly slopes in China and Japan but has made a superb garden plant for us in full sun

and giving

Vernonia gigantea Jonesboro Giant Winter Delights Hellebores Hosta 'Potomac Pride' is ourWhile driving through Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2000, I spotted this selection of giant ironweed. Most of the clones of Vernonia gigantea had fallen over due to their height and flower head weight, but this clone stayed wonderfully upright. Cuttings were taken, and we are pleased to report it has also remained vertical in our garden trials. Vernonia 'Jonesboro Giant', a 2006 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, forms a clump of 10 12' tall stems, clothed in