Crinum macowanii Ornamental Grasses Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently

Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently throughout the summer

then we've got an epimedium for you

which is evergreen to 15 degrees F

Thanks to plantsman Ted Stephens for sharing this cast iron plant he picked up from a Japanese nursery

a hybrid of Crinum americanum

Crinum macowanii Ornamental Grasses Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistentlyNamed after the late South African botanist Peter MacOwan, Crinum macowanii is a superb African native bulb (South Africa and East Africa) that has performed exceptionally well in our hot, humid climate. The rosettes of glaucous, blue green, wavy foliage are topped all summer with 2' tall stalks, adorned with terminal clusters of large, sweetly fragrant white flowers with pink flushed, pink keeled backs. The flowers emerge facing outward and become