Thalictrum Black Stockings Dionaea and the fall the floral

and the fall the floral show is nothing short of spectacular

Once the tuber is large enough

is a vigorous grower

which are nestled just atop the foliage in mid-April (NC)

From Kim Magnuson of Hawaii comes this mid-'90s Sarracenia leucophylla hybrid (Sarracenia leucophylla x Sarracenia x willisii) created by Mark Edwards of New Zealand

Thalictrum Black Stockings Dionaea and the fall the floralThis stunning meadow rue from the Terra Nova breeding program forms a 6' tall clump of lacy, green, deer resistant foliage topped with large, pink flower heads reminiscent of Thalictrum rochebrunianum but, in this case, highlighted by jet black stems. Breeding labels went missing, so we don't know the exact parentage behind this splendid hybrid. While Thalictrum 'Black Stockings' is very easy to grow under most garden conditions, moist rich soils