Botrypus virginianus Marshallia blue-purple flower heads (RHS 87A)

blue-purple flower heads (RHS 87A) exude a terrific fragrance

All Acorus gramineus cultivars can be easily divided in any season that the ground isn't frozen

The strain includes everything from solid yellow to yellow with bright red spots

with up to 14 stalks

5" fringed yellow daisies

Botrypus virginianus Marshallia blue-purple flower heads (RHS 87A)(aka: Botrychium virginianum) We have had a love affair with the native rattlesnake fern, Botrypus virginianus, and over the decades have found them very easy to grow in the garden. Sadly, they are almost impossible to propagate, and subsequently are rarely commercialized, despite being native in virtually every continental state (apologies to Utah and New Mexico). A piece of property being developed near us had an extraordinarily large population