Dahlia imperialis Lespedeza Cypripedium reginae and other lady

Cypripedium reginae and other lady slippers are not plants for beginning gardeners

open shade

The vase (spathe) looks like a green and white speckled cone with a "zipped-open" front

sure to brighten any garden

Dahlia imperialis Lespedeza Cypripedium reginae and other ladyI have this fetish for growing peculiar things, and the giant tree dahlia is at the top of my list. In the wild, Dahlia imperialis can reach 30', but our garden plants only reach a meager 9' in height. The bamboo looking stalks easily grow to a massive 3" in diameter and are topped with oversized but typical dahlia foliage. If you garden in Zone 7a, you can forget flowers, which are single pink and always manage to open the day we have our first