Impatiens omeiana Eco Mount Emei Stokesia the end of each leaf

the end of each leaf forms a little cowlick curl

starting in mid-October (NC)

are followed by unusual seed pods that burst open to spread their silk laden seed

Italian arum will naturalize slowly in woodland areas unless a horticultural circumcision is performed after flowering

a light honeysuckle fragrance is included at no extra charge

Impatiens omeiana Eco Mount Emei Stokesia the end of each leafThanks to the late Georgia plantsman Dr. Don Jacobs, who found this superb gem in 1983 at 8,000' elevation on sacred China's Mt. Emei (near Sichuan), where it was growing among rhododendrons and tiarellas. The foliage of Impatiens omeiana resembles a New Guinea impatiens dark, velvety green with a wide, whitish stripe down the center of the leaf. The yellow flowers, resembling shrunken goldfish, occur only in early fall. Impatiens omeiana is