Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus we have long needed a

we have long needed a more compact swamp sunflower

each overlaid with a heavy brown speckling

black-stemmed croziers that unfurl in a grab your camera moment

look more like a camellia than a hellebore

makes a 5" tall x 1' wide woodland groundcover

Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus we have long needed aVernonia lettermanii is a fascinating ironweed that hails from Arkansas and Oklahoma where it can be found in rocky soils and on rock outcrops. Imagine taking an Amsonia hubrichtii, shrinking it to 2' tall x 2' wide, shearing it into a round ball, then topping it with hundreds of purple flowers in August and early September, and you have Vernonia lettermanii a hummingbird delight. We grow this in our hot, dry, crevice garden where it has caused