Dahlia imperialis Double or Nothing Unknown nigrescens hybrid from Iron Gate

nigrescens hybrid from Iron Gate Gardens was one of the first and still one of the best red-petioled hostas

'Prairie Glow'

Virtually every year

Diphylleia grayi does not like hot summer temperatures so plant it in a cool moist woodland site

The 3' wide clumps are topped with light violet flowers on 20" scapes in early summer

Dahlia imperialis Double or Nothing Unknown nigrescens hybrid from Iron Gate(syn: Dahlia imperialis Double Purple) Thanks to customer Larry Depuy for sharing this wonderful form of the giant tree dahlia. We eventually tracked these back to the late California plantsman extraordinaire Wayne Roderick, who introduced a plethora of great garden plants. Since it had no valid cultivar name, we have given it one. The 9' bamboo like stalks are topped in late October with sprays of 3" anemone like, lavender double flowers very