Peltandra virginica Japan that can be found in

that can be found in all but seven Northwest states

Salvia microphylla 'San Carlos Festival' was the best of a population in full flower in October

In the 1900s

clothed with fuzzy

our US coral bean

Peltandra virginica Japan that can be found inPeltandra virginica is an easy to grow bog and stream native that occurs naturally from Minnesota south to Florida, but is strangely absent from most American gardens. Peltandra virginica resembles a 3' tall xanthosoma type elephant ear. The 18" tall stems are topped with shiny green, arrowhead shaped leaves. In late spring, the clumps bear greenish white spathe and spadix flowers, followed by green seed pods that bend toward the ground as the berries