Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus look more like a camellia

look more like a camellia than a hellebore

makes a 5" tall x 1' wide woodland groundcover

"Rare and Precious Plants of China

I was amazed to see the heat-hating forget-me-not thriving

Vernonia lettermanii Malvaviscus look more like a camelliaVernonia lettermanii is a fascinating ironweed that hails from Arkansas and Oklahoma where it can be found in rocky soils and on rock outcrops. Imagine taking an Amsonia hubrichtii, shrinking it to 2' tall x 2' wide, shearing it into a round ball, then topping it with hundreds of purple flowers in August and early September, and you have Vernonia lettermanii a hummingbird delight. We grow this in our hot, dry, crevice garden where it has caused