Rostrinucula dependens Syria After growing this Asian gesneriad

After growing this Asian gesneriad in the garden

Erythrina x bidwillii emerges from the ground in late spring to form a 6' tall x 8' wide mound of arching stalks adorned with giant

Helleborus x hybridus 'Black Diamond' is a superb single-flowered

but we'd grow this for the foliage alone

Extended dry spells in summer can decrease blooming as is typical in their native range of Texas and Mexico

Rostrinucula dependens Syria After growing this Asian gesneriadOne of the truly great WHATZAT plants of the fall garden, that results in more questions than anything else is Rostrinucula dependens. Little known outside its native haunts in Shaanxi, China and south to Yunnan, this deciduous shrub to 4' tall is adorned with flaking brown bark and acts as a dieback perennial in the northern parts of its hardiness zone. It remains obscure until late summer and into early fall, when the long pendent, branched flower