Pityrogramma trifoliata Salta Saururus one of the best North

one of the best North American native woodland groundcovers we've ever grown

the older foliage changes to a creamy white border and the clumps are topped with 2' tall spikes of large near-white very fragrant flowers

the tropical-looking deer-resistant clump is topped with 3' tall spikes of pure white flowers (compared with the normal purple hood over each flower)

This is renowned as one of the best of the green/yellow flowered hellebore species

is one of the most statuesque species in the genus Arisaema

Pityrogramma trifoliata Salta Saururus one of the best North(aka: Pityrogramma trifoliata, Trismeria trifoliata A1AG 103) When I first saw Trismeria trifoliata growing at 3,300' elevation in the northern Argentine province of Salta, I couldn't believe it was a fern despite evidence to the contrary. This unusual fern is composed of 5' tall upright fronds with a contrasting black stipe. The spreading rhizomes form a large colony to 6' wide in 3 years. In the wild, Trismeria trifoliata grows in seasonally flooded