Coniogramme affinis Ping Wu Syneilesis Although it's native habitat is

Although it's native habitat is in moist soils

the dense clumps are also adorned with small flowers of the yellow spathe and spadix persuasion

(syn: Symphyotrichum elliottii) Aster elliottii is a fabulous East Coast native aster

This clone boasts large

alongside the emerging leaves is a bizarre 10" tall flower spike on a short stalk at ground level

Coniogramme affinis Ping Wu Syneilesis Although it's native habitat isThis Hans Hansen fern spore collection hails from Ping Wu in China's Sichuan province at 5,000' elevation. The 3' long, dark green, glossy tripinnate fronds arch upward to form a 3' tall x 4' wide plant in 5 years. The thick underground rhizomes spread outward, but not at a rate that will prove scary or invasive in the woodland garden. Coniogramme affinis stays evergreen in mild winters, but is tardily deciduous when really cold weather arrives. The