Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination Western Europe The Asian Dryopteris sieboldii is

The Asian Dryopteris sieboldii is one of the most unique

The 3" tall vegetative stalk is topped with a leaf composed of five green leaflets

overtopped with a heavy dark purple spotting

yet tolerates baking sun in our heat and humidity without a blink

Veronicastrum virginicum Fascination Western Europe The Asian Dryopteris sieboldii isVeronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination' is a Dutch selection of the US native (Minnesota east to Maine and south to Alabama) perennial, from the garden of artist Ton ter Linden. The 6' tall, terminally branched stalks of Culver's root are clothed with whorled green foliage and further adorned with long spikes of tiny veronica like flowers of soft pink, starting above the leaves. Flowering typically begins for us in early June architecturally stunning.