Hosta Mac the Knife Bambusa The stalks

The stalks

well-drained soils produce the best flowering

(aka: Anisocampium niponicum) Athyrium niponicum 'Wildwood Twist' is a superb selection of the deer-resistant Japanese painted fern from NC's own reclusive plant breeder

Daphne odora

If you are not prone to good and prompt garden maintenance

Hosta Mac the Knife Bambusa The stalksThis small Jim Dishon hybrid (H. 'Galaxy' x H. 'Hadspen Heron') makes a slow growing but delightful 15" wide clump of dark green heart shaped leaves, each with an unusual rippled orange gold margin. The margins change to a creamy yellow as the season progresses. The clumps are topped with 13" scapes of light lavender flowers in early summer.