Hedera helix Buttermint Alcea Chuck Purtymun is a real

Chuck Purtymun is a real prize for hosta lovers

quarter-sized flowers pop up from under the leaf to stand perched atop the green foliage

eventually creating a stack of porcupine-like balls

'Sweet Shelly' peony is another great hybrid from our friend and peony breeder Roy Klehm

The late JC Raulston had the idea of crossing the Asian Calycanthus sinensis with the native Calycanthus floridus

Hedera helix Buttermint Alcea Chuck Purtymun is a realHedera 'Buttermint' is my favorite of the adult ivies a small leaf adult form of Hedera 'Elegantissima' with foliage bearing a central leaf pattern of dark green surrounded by a creamy yellow border. The tight clump forms a 4' tall x 5' wide evergreen mound in 7 years a great year round interest feature in the garden.