Carex buchananii Red Rooster Asparagus Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mountain King' is

Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mountain King' is much more tolerant of wet summers

former assistant curator at Kew Gardens

Isodon effusus is as hard to describe as it is to pronounce

so we are unsure of its northern hardiness limits

The clumps are topped with short 1' tall spikes of near white flowers in late spring

Carex buchananii Red Rooster Asparagus Cypripedium 'Frosch's Mountain King' isWe love Carex buchananii but then, we've always tried to stay far from under the bell curve. Leatherleaf dead sedge is certainly an acquired taste, but one that's a dream for garden designers, since there aren't many brown foliage plants live ones, anyway. Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster' hails from New Zealand (North and South Islands), where it can be found from sea level to 3,000' elevation, growing on beaches, along river edges, and in moist, open