Helleborus nigercors Honeyhill Joy Himalayan Mountains Ficus carica

Ficus carica

albeit nothing like its better-endowed cousins

The fronds of Woodsia obtusa are deeply cut

This is one of those hostas that just seems to grab your eye from a great distance

The extremely large clumps of glossy green leaves that emerge blue-green in spring are topped with 5' tall stalks of light lavender flowers in June (NC)

Helleborus nigercors Honeyhill Joy Himalayan Mountains Ficus caricaFrom Audrey and Jim Metcalfe of Oregon's Honeyhill Farms comes a new selection of H. x nigercors (H. niger x argutifolius). This sterile hybrid produces very glossy leaves that resemble H. niger. The vigorous and easy to grow, 2' wide clump is topped in late winter with 12" stalks of outfacing creamy white flowers. It's only thanks to the persistence of the tissue culture labs that these are available at all.