Trautvetteria caroliniensis var japonica Blechnum Panicum 'Ruby Ribbons' came about

Panicum 'Ruby Ribbons' came about thanks to the breeding program of University of Connecticut's plant breeder

John Greenlee

though not tremendously showy

Perhaps we are seeing speciation in progress or perhaps a relictual natural hybrid as in Sabal x brazoriensis

an absolute favorite of butterflies

Trautvetteria caroliniensis var japonica Blechnum Panicum 'Ruby Ribbons' came about(aka: Trautvetteria japonica) Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. japonica is the Asian counterpart to our East Coast US native false bugbane. Growing in cold regions of northern Japan, this thalictrum relative is found colonizing wetland areas. The slowly stoloniferous rhizomes give rise to serrate green basal leaves, topped from early summer through fall with 2' tall stalks, ending in a corymbs of white thalictrum like frothy flowers. A well grown