Arisaema thunbergii Tibet Zooming toward the top of

Zooming toward the top of the popularity poll is this tetraploid sport of H

or sleeping neighbor

Spigelia marilandica is very showy in bloom and its floral display is the reason to grow it

(aka: Disporum uniflorum) We first encountered this fairy bell in the wild in 1997 on Korea's Ulleung Island

but in the garden

Arisaema thunbergii Tibet Zooming toward the top ofArisaema thunbergii ssp. thunbergii is an easy to grow Japanese cobra lily that features a 2' green stalk that supports a horseshoe shaped, 9 17 leaflet leaf off to the side. Topping the petiole (stalk) is a greenish purple pitcher with a top that arches over the pitcher. The spadix (club) of Arisaema thunbergii ssp. thunbergii emerges from inside the pitcher as an 18" long rubberized, twisted thread that dangles in front of the pitcher very bizarre.