Cryptomeria japonica Twinkle Toes Bergenia thick winter mulch helps prevent

thick winter mulch helps prevent rot caused by cold

Their bold texture makes a nice garden foil to more airy-textured perennials

long after the spring/early summer-flowering forms have faded into obscurity

Planting it near a hedge or large shrub where it can still get afternoon sun is perfect

Colocasia 'Hawaiian Punch' has made a very compact clump to only 3' tall with glossy green leaves and bright red stems

Cryptomeria japonica Twinkle Toes Bergenia thick winter mulch helps preventCryptomeria japonica 'Twinkle Toes' is a recent Iseli Nursery introduction of a fabulous sport of the dwarf Cryptomeria 'Tansu' with creamy yellow speckled new foliage in spring, aging to solid green. In form, Cryptomeria 'Twinkle Toes' makes an irregular 3' tall x 5' wide (20 years) evergreen mound. Cryptomerias are fine in most garden soils, except for extremes in both drought and moisture.