Puya dyckioides Patrinia which reaches to 6' tall

which reaches to 6' tall and holds large red berries

This improved form of Helleborus niger comes from the German breeding program of Joseph Heuger

narrow green leaves have an unexpected twist as though the leaf were rolled inside a small tube

'Gowenii')

Hostas like 'Brother Stefan' are great to brighten a woodland garden

Puya dyckioides Patrinia which reaches to 6' tallWe first became familiar with the hardy bromeliad Puya dyckioides on our 2002 Argentina trip, where plantsman Sean Hogan spotted it growing on a cliff around 10,000' elevation. We subsequently (2005) planted offspring in our garden which have grown vigorously ever since, experiencing temperatures of 7 degrees F with some leaf burn, but flowering was unaffected. The olive green spiny leaves form a fast offsetting 2' tall x 4' wide patch in 5 years.