Acorus gramineus Ogon Plants from China extremely cute

extremely cute

Gardeners from cold climates are often surprised to learn that some salvias are shrubs

The giant clumps of Hosta 'Big Mama' are topped with pure white flowers in early summer on 4' tall scapes

The clump emerges all green

The health of the plant will not be compromised if it is not cleaned up but one will be viewing the current year's flowers amongst last year's dead flower stalks

Acorus gramineus Ogon Plants from China extremely cuteFor over three decades, Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' has been a landscape staple in the gardens here at Juniper Level. This 1975 Barry Yinger introduction from Japan is a glaringly beautiful, evergreen perennial with brilliant yellow, deer resistant foliage, brightest from fall through spring. While the overall effect is bright yellow, The foliage actually has a vertical green stripe down the side of each 1 8" wide plasticized leaf. This easy to grow