Yushania confusa Pachysandra dark olive-green leaves that are

dark olive-green leaves that are much darker and narrower

The large white flowers are typical for Helleborus niger

which starts in early June (NC)

and each 2' wide clump is topped in midsummer with 20" tall scapes of light lavender flowers

upright native (Virginia to Mississippi) perennial mallow

Yushania confusa Pachysandra dark olive-green leaves that areYushania confusa is a virtually unknown clumping bamboo, shared with us by our friend, the late garden designer Wolfgang Oehme, from a magnificent clump that grew in his Maryland garden. Yushania confusa, which hails from 3,000' 7,000' elevation in south central China, has thrived in our heat, humidity, and cold since 2004, where it has formed a splendid clump to 3' wide at the base. The 6' tall silvery grey culms arch outward to form a 9' wide