Amorphophallus sumawongii Thelypteris Each frond of this deer-resistant

Each frond of this deer-resistant dryland fern is dramatically smaller and narrower than is typical for Cheilanthes lanosa

Myosotis 'Southern Blues' is a 2001 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction that we first met in the late 1990s on a visit to the late garden writer Pam Harper's coastal Virginia garden

which are also highly prized by all kinds of bees

The vigorous clumps are topped with 2' tall spikes of lavender flowers in midsummer

quarter-sized flowers pop up from under the leaf to stand perched atop the green foliage

Amorphophallus sumawongii Thelypteris Each frond of this deer-resistant(aka: A. s. AGA 1076) Amorphophallus sumawongii is another recently discovered species from Thailand. The shiny green leaf is held atop a 15" dark stem, speckled with white blotches. The 20" tall flower spike is tinged pink and topped with an open front pink cone that holds the short but stout spadix appendage.