Hydrastis canadensis Eryngium Lycoris 'Peppermint' seems to need

Lycoris 'Peppermint' seems to need a dry period during summer months

These two features are enough reason to grow it

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The clumps are topped with 3' spikes of lavender flowers in July

Gentiana catesbyi prefers moist conditions where competition is minimal

Hydrastis canadensis Eryngium Lycoris 'Peppermint' seems to needHydrastis canadensis is a rare US native (Minnesota south to Georgia) monotypic genus, whose close cousins include hellebores, clematis, and glaucidium. In the wild, goldenseal is found in moist, open woodlands in near neutral pH soils a condition that we have also found works well in our cultivated garden. Our twelve year old plantings are now 2 3' wide. Goldenseal emerges with two pleated green leaves atop an 18" tall stalk the top leaf is the