Actaea cordifolia Shrubs and Conifers stiff aster is one of

stiff aster is one of our favorite native plants for a baking-sun rock garden

Crinum 'Paul Bunyan' is a Nestor White named discovery

seriously cute and no cutting back required

Hosta 'Pandora's Box' is a 1999 Hans Hansen/Shady Oaks introduction that revolutionized miniature hostas and took "cute" to a whole new level

Actaea cordifolia Shrubs and Conifers stiff aster is one of(aka: Cimicifuga rubifolia) This wonderful rare native (globally rare ranking of G3) from Virginia west to Tennessee has languished in taxonomic purgatory under a parade of invalid names. Unlike other bugbanes, there are only nine glossy leaflets per leaf on Actaea cordifolia, which are held on a 45 degree angled stem ending about 2' from the ground. The 4' tall, upright, branched terminal spikes end in finger like clusters of small white flowers that