Adonis amurensis Romneya Mature plants of Chamaerops 'Vulcano'

Mature plants of Chamaerops 'Vulcano' are truly a thing of architectural beauty

except the frond is much wider

Penstemon 'Blackbeard' is quite easy to grow in average to dry garden conditions

Each flower is open for two days and the flower color changes to light pink on the second day

simply cut the plant off at the ground

Adonis amurensis Romneya Mature plants of Chamaerops 'Vulcano'Adonis amurensis is a fascinating spring ephemeral ranunculus relative from mountainous grassland meadows and forest edges in alpine and subalpine zones in China, Japan, Korea, and eastern Siberia. Thelacy green foliage emerges for us in late January, and by early February is topped with 8" tall stalks of bright yellow daisies. After flowering, the foliage expands to 15" tall until warm temperatures arrive at which time it goes to sleep for the