Asclepias viridis Nierembergia In early March (NC) Carex

In early March (NC) Carex 'Hime' is topped with an attractive show of weeping

resulting in a 3' tall plant in the garden

Asarum nobilissimum

but recent DNA testing showed it actually is Asparagus cochinchinensis

Asclepias viridis Nierembergia In early March (NC) CarexAsclepias viridis is a US prairie native (Ohio south to Florida and west to Texas), that makes a superb garden perennial. For us, green antelope horn milkweed forms a 2' tall x 2' wide clumping specimen with thick outward leaning stalks. The terminal flower heads start for us in early May with a cluster of green buds that open to reveal green petals that hold the symmetrically arranged purple stamens. Asclepias viridis is very similar to Asclepias