Arisaema ringens Drought Tolerant Plants This easy-to-grow deciduous

This easy-to-grow deciduous

We figure the North American (NC south to Florida) native Ampelaster carolinianus watched too many old kudzu movies

Just above the foliage

This unique giant black-eyed Susan has a deciduous basal rosette of waxy blue foliage resembling a collard (that's sort of like a cabbage to you northern folks)

Arisaema ringens Drought Tolerant Plants This easy-to-grow deciduousIt's hard to imagine anything more spectacular than this easy to grow tropical looking cobra lily, Arisaema ringens. Sitting between the two giant, glossy green, trifoliate leaves on a short petiole (stalk) in early spring is the spectacular cobra like flower. The thick, purple and white striped spathe resembles a perfectly formed cobra head as the tip of the flower curls downward, revealing the glossy purple interior and two "cobra eyes." Looking at