Verbena bonariensis Burma/Myanmar and winter

and winter

12" white peace lily-like flowers appear

Since Polystichum acrostichoides holds onto its leaves for several years

knitting needle-like leaves that are stiff and delightfully painful

Verbena bonariensis Burma/Myanmar and winterVerbena bonariensis is the ultimate perennial for both experienced perennial border designers as well as beginning gardeners. The blue purple (RHS 82A), large marble sized, branched flower clusters are borne all summer on 30" tall stalks above the narrow see through foliage. Bonariensis (latin for "Buenos Aires") vervain is great in the garden or in flower arrangements a hummingbird favorite. In good soils, you will find a few seedlings scattered