Triosteum aurantiacum Barry Purple Phlomis the seed pods on old

the seed pods on old flower stalks open to reveal the lovely black and red seed

This is truly an awesome garden performer

as well as being a superb bonsai groundcover

that's virtually unknown by anyone outside of its native range on the US/Mexico border

Crinum 'Pass-Along Bayou Beauty' forms a medium-sized clump

Triosteum aurantiacum Barry Purple Phlomis the seed pods on oldTriosteum aurantiacum 'Barry Purple' is a 2021 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a fantastic Aaron Floden selection of the little known US native clumping honeysuckle relative. Triosteum aurantiacum, which hails from mesic woodlands from Canada south to Georgia, is a deciduous perennial that emerges in spring with several nearly 3' tall, upright stalks, each clothed with opposite 8" long x 3. 5" wide, fuzzy leaves. The bee pollinated, cinnamon