Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination Hedera Spent flower stalks are not

Spent flower stalks are not attractive and need to be removed so the foliage can once again take center stage

easy-to-grow house plant

We were so excited

Hedychium coccineum 'Applecourt' is one of our favorite ginger lilies

turns out to be a rare intergeneric hybrid of Saccharum arundinaceum and a nearby Miscanthus sinensis 'Purpurescens'

Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination Hedera Spent flower stalks are notVeronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination' is a Dutch selection of the US native (Minnesota east to Maine and south to Alabama) perennial, from the garden of artist Ton ter Linden. The 6' tall, terminally branched stalks of Culver's root are clothed with whorled green foliage and further adorned with long spikes of tiny veronica like flowers of soft pink, starting above the leaves. Flowering typically begins for us in early June architecturally stunning.