Aucuba japonica Shugetsu Perennial Plant of the Year Polygonatum humile 'Shiro Shima' forms

Polygonatum humile 'Shiro Shima' forms a rock garden-sized 3" tall x 20" wide patch in 5 years

As with most ladyslipper orchids

they almost always survive

Rohdea 'Kinshu no Matsu' is a rarely-offered selection of the Japanese native sacred lily

900' elevation in Kumaon

Aucuba japonica Shugetsu Perennial Plant of the Year Polygonatum humile 'Shiro Shima' formsAucuba japonica 'Shugetsu' (translated as 'New Year') is one of the most unusual Japanese aucuba selections we've grown. Almost certainly a tetraploid, Aucuba 'Shugetsu' shares many traits with tet daylilies abnormally thick stems and foliage. The tree trunk like stalk supports a 6' tall, vase shape plant that's narrow at the base and widens slightly toward the tip. The 9" long evergreen leaves are very dark green with a wide golden central pattern