Description
If you are not prone to good and prompt garden maintenance
Asclepias incarnata stays fresh in a vase as well as being a monarch butterfly indulgence
unirrigated roadside bank where it doesn't spread as fast or get as tall
Solomon's seal
The flowers that top the stalk are the typical rosy-purple
Caesalpinia gilliesii Deer Resistant Plants If you are not prone(aka: Erythrostemon gilliesii) We have grown this South American native for decades, during which time it survived 0 degrees F with only a little tip burn. Even more impressive is that it has survived Zone 6 temperatures when kept dry in winter at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Caesalpinia gilliesii has woody stems adorned toward the top with lacy, grey green, mimosa like leaves. Topping each stem, starting in June (NC), are stunningly indescribable