Antennaria parvifolia Winter Delights Hellebores Gary Knox and Sue Watkins

Gary Knox and Sue Watkins

One of the classic pass-along plants of the Deep South is Crinum erubescens

forming a lovely colony in the rock garden

Hosta 'Whirlwind'

Since these are clonally reproduced

Antennaria parvifolia Winter Delights Hellebores Gary Knox and Sue WatkinsAntennaria parvifolia is a western North American (Canada south to Mexico) native that is the ultimate rock garden groundcover. The 1" tall, tight, silver leaf evergreen mat grows to only 1' in width after 2 years. In spring, the mats are topped with short matchstick like spikes of hairy brown tufts that look nothing like most folks idea of a flower. Little leaf pussytoes has thrived for us in dry, rocky soil in the rock garden, where it's a host