Asclepias incarnata Cinderella Shade Perennials The only maintenance we perform

The only maintenance we perform is to cut the flowers stalks to the ground when flowering is finished

Lady slipper orchids are maintenance free in the garden once they are established in the correct growing conditions

Salvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two

leathery leaves give a very tropical appearance

(aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originally acquired this selection of the North American native Symphyotrichum oblongifolium from Montrose Gardens

Asclepias incarnata Cinderella Shade Perennials The only maintenance we performNative to all but the six most western US states, Asclepias incarnata forms stunning 50" tall stalks, topped in summer with branched terminal heads of mauvy pink flowers, attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Asclepias incarnata prefers moist to soggy soils but fares well in typical garden soils barring extended droughts. A regular renaissance plant, Asclepias incarnata stays fresh in a vase as well as being a monarch butterfly indulgence