Salvia jamensis Rose Bicolor PP 33084 Ophiopogon The basal flowers

The basal flowers

Expect well-grown plants to make a 3' wide patch in five years

which is typical cardinal flower bloom time for us

Trillium lancifolium 'Gadsden' produces nicely mottled silver and olive patterned leaves

Epimedium 'Sulphureum' spreads much faster (4-6" per year) and is slightly taller than its sister Epimedium 'Neosulphureum'

Salvia jamensis Rose Bicolor PP 33084 Ophiopogon The basal flowers(aka: Salvia 'Balmirrobi') Salvia 'Rose Bicolor' has been a truly outstanding introduction from the breeders at Ball Horticulture. This amazing hybrid of Salvia microphylla x greggii, forms a 2' tall x 3' wide woody clump of small, fragrant foliage, smothered with flowers, starting in late April (NC). The bicolor flowers are have rosy upper half with a large light yellow lip below. While flowering slows in the heat of summer, it picks up the pace