Amorphophallus sumawongii Thelypteris the fast growing clumps are

the fast growing clumps are topped with 3' tall scapes of light lavender flowers

200' elevation

quarter-sized flowers pop up from under the leaf to stand perched atop the green foliage

Each frond of this deer-resistant dryland fern is dramatically smaller and narrower than is typical for Cheilanthes lanosa

Myosotis 'Southern Blues' is a 2001 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction that we first met in the late 1990s on a visit to the late garden writer Pam Harper's coastal Virginia garden

Amorphophallus sumawongii Thelypteris the fast growing clumps are(aka: A. s. AGA 1076) Amorphophallus sumawongii is another recently discovered species from Thailand. The shiny green leaf is held atop a 15" dark stem, speckled with white blotches. The 20" tall flower spike is tinged pink and topped with an open front pink cone that holds the short but stout spadix appendage.