Begonia Cotes de Castillon Hymenoxys compared with 18 months for

compared with 18 months for most varieties

The first sign of spring is the wonderful spikes of dodecatheon-like blue flowers to 6" tall

green-leaved rosette that offsets like hens and chicks to form an 18" wide patch

Aspidistra sutepensis forms a 1' tall evergreen clump

creamy white edge

Begonia Cotes de Castillon Hymenoxys compared with 18 months forBegonia 'Cotes de Castillon' is another little known, but surprisingly winter hardy begonia that's excelled in our trials. This unknown species was brought to the US in 1995 from the Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden by Henri Laporte. Being a wine grower, Henri named it after a favorite wine. In the garden, Begonia 'Cotes de Castillon' forms a 20" tall x 3' wide specimen, composed of large 10" x 7" leaves, held at the end of burgundy petioles. Each glossy