The tops of the 1' tall green pitchers are covered by a unique green helmet-like hood with small white "windows" in the curved neck of the pitcher
The symmetrical 12" tall x 15" wide rosette has a darker
creamy-white bells
Cheilanthes distans is an easy-to-grow specimen for rock gardens and miniature railroads from zone 7b south
To help hide the bizarre spadix from possible suitors is a green
Miscanthus sinensis Goldfeder Shortia The tops of the 1'We have long been fans of Hans Simon's 1950s introduction, Miscanthus 'Goldfeder', having grown it in our garden since 2000. It is quite puzzling how this, one of the only longitudinal gold variegated miscanthus cultivars, seems to have mostly disappeared from the commercial market. For us, Miscanthus sinensis 'Goldfeder' makes a large, elegant, arching, 5' tall clump of green and gold striped foliage topped, starting in early July, with 7' tall tan