Trachycarpus nanus 5b Pyrrosia lingua cultivars hate growing

Pyrrosia lingua cultivars hate growing flat and must be planted on a slope to thrive in cold climates

Cut flowers and foliage:Canna foliage is an excellent long lasting addition to flower arrangements

I well remember the buzz of excitement when Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon' was introduced in the 1990's and now

Expect a 3' tall x 5' wide clump at maturity

and graceful 2' long pendulous panicles of medium-lavender flowers in summer

Trachycarpus nanus 5b Pyrrosia lingua cultivars hate growingTrachycarpus nanus is one of the rarest of the hardy windmill palms. Our oldest garden plant, which has matured at 3' tall x 4' wide, dates from 2006, but it's been over 15 years since we had any to share. This very rare dwarf windmill palm, with glaucous green foliage, was re discovered in 1993, by Gibbons and Spanner in Yunnan, China, on dry slopes above 6500' elevation. Trachycarpus nanus doesn't form an above ground trunk. When the plants mature