Heptapleurum delavayi Medicinal Plants this selection of our native

this selection of our native Jack-in-the-pulpit has shiny black foliage with a few green veins

just prior to the emerging foliage

deer-resistant fern for the moist woodland garden

This is not a fern for beginners who think you can just stick everything in the midst of a bed of petunias

Heptapleurum delavayi Medicinal Plants this selection of our native(aka: Schefflera delavayi) You know the tropical houseplant, but how about a schefflera that is hardy outdoors at least from Zone 7b south? We have grown this little known Chinese Heptapleurum delavayi since 2003 and have had it survive 8 degrees F with no protection. Like a rhododendron, which curls its leaves in winter to protect from cold temperature desiccation, Heptapleurum delavayi employs the same technique. On the East Coast, expect a 10 year