Ampelaster carolinianus Cypripedium This 1994 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction

This 1994 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction was derived as a seedling from H

Asclpeias tuberosa is prized by a number of pollinators such as native bees

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The research into whether the abundance of motor oil in these sites is actually essential for plant growth has been inconclusive

Ampelaster carolinianus Cypripedium This 1994 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction(aka: Aster carolinianus) What will they think of next a native (NC south to Florida) woody aster that climbs! We figure the North American (NC south to Florida) native Ampelaster carolinianus watched too many old kudzu movies. Yes, it grows, it climbs, it mingles, it blooms it closely resembles a clematis in habit with fragrant lavender pink flowers from late September into November (NC). Give Ampelaster carolinianus a trellis, deer fence (which it