Trachystemon orientalis Woody Lilies Originally selected from an NC

Originally selected from an NC Coastal Plain population of Solidago rugosa

In the 1900s

To see a clump of Fireworks goldenrod burst into flower in fall is truly an amazing site

when very little other than yellow composites are usually in flower

make a dense deer-resistant clump to 18" wide

Trachystemon orientalis Woody Lilies Originally selected from an NCTrachystemon orientalis is a wonderful and easy to grow pulmonaria relative, imported to the US by plantsman John Elsley in the 1970s, although its native haunts are moist valleys in the Black Sea region (Bulgaria and Turkey). Unlike many things from the '70s, Trachystemon orientalis survived the test of time. The bold, 8" long, sandpapery green leaves make a superb 6" tall, dense, deciduous ground cover that is unrivaled for dry shade similar in