Antennaria parvifolia Saxifraga The arching clumps

The arching clumps

and you have Vernonia lettermanii

NC selection of our native southern lady fern

Each glossy green

we've grown and flowered this fascinating aroid in a lightly-shaded

Antennaria parvifolia Saxifraga The arching clumpsAntennaria parvifolia is a western North American (Canada south to Mexico) native that is the ultimate rock garden groundcover. The 1" tall, tight, silver leaf evergreen mat grows to only 1' in width after 2 years. In spring, the mats are topped with short matchstick like spikes of hairy brown tufts that look nothing like most folks idea of a flower. Little leaf pussytoes has thrived for us in dry, rocky soil in the rock garden, where it's a host