Gladiolus communis ssp byzantinus Cruentus Sarracenia and dry soil in winter

and dry soil in winter is the key to good survival in the garden

These deer-resistant hellebores are seed grown from our plants at Juniper Level and have been selected for their double bicolor flowers

Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is topped from early summer until fall with flowers that open pink (RHS 73B) and then develop a central pattern of flowers which are cream with a golden eye

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

Gladiolus communis ssp byzantinus Cruentus Sarracenia and dry soil in winter(aka: Gladiolus byzantinus) We are pleased to again offer the old fashioned Gulf Coast pass along gladiolus. The 2' tall spikes of intensely tacky, fluorescent cerise red flowers top the late January emerging foliage from late April through early May a feast for early season hummingbirds. The European Gladiolus 'Cruentus', not to be confused with the African Gladiolus cruentus, could be classified as a spring ephemeral since the entire clump is