Sarracenia psittacina United States Native Plants Ferns provide a wonderful textural

Ferns provide a wonderful textural contrast between bolder textured plants like hosta

but subsequent generations can appear throughout the summer

Hosta 'Invincible' is another of the Paul Aden breeding hosta breakthroughs

Recent DNA work shows it is a sterile hybrid between Lycoris sprengeri and Lycoris longituba

Sarracenia psittacina United States Native Plants Ferns provide a wonderful texturalThis East Coast native is the really fascinating member of the pitcher plant family. The leaves, shaped like parrot heads (not to be confused with Deadheads), are green with red veins and lie flat on the ground in a perfect circle. While the parrot pitcher is one of the smaller pitcher plants to 12" diameter, this is the one that draws everyone's attention even before they see the flowers that resemble red umbrellas, held above the foliage in early