Paeonia ostii Feng Dan Bai Peru NC) resembles Asarum virginicum with

NC) resembles Asarum virginicum with 2" wide glossy green silver-veined leaves

Hibiscus mutabilis emerges from dormancy and shoots 10' into the air

Aspidistra must be grown in shade

good drainage is essential

Paeonia ostii Feng Dan Bai Peru NC) resembles Asarum virginicum withPaeonia ostii is, in our humble opinion, one of the finest peony species for the garden. Hailing from Gansu, Hunan, and surrounding Chinese provinces, Paeonia ostii grows equally as well in hot, humid NC as it does in the deep freeze of Minnesota. Paeonia ostii forms a 5' tall, well branched specimen in 15 years, topped for us, starting in late March, with over 125, 8" wide, fragrant white (occasionally blush pink) flowers per plant untouched by late