Adiantum mairisii JLBG Members Only The 4-6" long flower panicles

The 4-6" long flower panicles of Buddleia 'Honeycomb' are a nice golden yellow and top the deer-resistant clump from mid-June until frost

Hosta 'Inniswood' is truly one of the most spectacular hostas ever introduced

but it has remained quite rare and expensive since it grows and propagates so slowly

Atop the giant petiole is an unusual green and purple tinged pitcher (spathe) with a 12" long tongue (spadix) that curves out of the flower and stands erect and ready for some action

and not one of the shorter species often sold as such in the trade

Adiantum mairisii JLBG Members Only The 4-6" long flower paniclesNot to be confused with the Chinese Adiantum mariesii, this reported hybrid of Adiantum capillus veneris and an unknown baby daddy was discovered around 1885 at the UK's Mairis & Co. Nursery and subsequently named by Chelsea Physic Garden Curator and fern collector Thomas Moore. Adiantum x mairisii performs like a vigorous clone of southern maidenhair fern but with very good winter hardiness. Expect a 3' wide deer resistant patch of 20" tall, lacy