Stokesia laevis Mary Gregory North America Christmas fern (known in PC

Christmas fern (known in PC circles as the Seasonal Holiday Fern) is one of the finest of all evergreen ferns and retains its attractive appearance all winter

Iris 'Contraband Girl' is equally happy in a bog or in regular garden soil

plasticillate (made that one up) foliage arches out from a central crown

although the quantities are always limited

Aucuba 'Lemon Flare' seems to glow like a lightning bug

Stokesia laevis Mary Gregory North America Christmas fern (known in PCStokesia 'Mary Gregory' is an exciting selection of our native (NC to Louisiana) Stokes Aster, first introduced to the mainstream trade by NC's former Niche Gardens. The plant was discovered in the 1970s by the late Thomas "Henry" Suydam (Jimmy Dorsey Benny Goodman band member), of Columbia, SC, who shared it with his local gardening friend, Mary Gregory, whose name it now bears. Starting for us in June, this Stokes' aster is topped with creamy yellow