Cynara cardunculus Hosta Our clump has expanded to

Our clump has expanded to 10" tall x 18" wide

Carex 'Hime Kansuge') Carex conica 'Hime' is a wonderful evergreen Japanese sedge that can be used as an edger or a specimen clump

with glossy green foliage

each clothed with five to seven 2" wide x 5" long

Pam shared this special form of Myosotis palustris

Cynara cardunculus Hosta Our clump has expanded toThe famed cardoon, aka Cynara cardunculus, makes a dramatic winter evergreen statement in the sunny perennial border with its 3 4' long, arching, ghost like, jagged, soft grey foliage. Once the 4' wide drought loving clumps are established, they are topped with 6' tall stalks of blue violet, thistle like flowers in late summer. After flowering, cardoons die to the ground for a month long rest before re sprouting. For a striking, bold textured accent