Notocactus ottonis Pogonia Dryopteris affinis makes a nice

Dryopteris affinis makes a nice solitary specimen but is also great for a mass planting in the woodland shade garden

where it has thrived in their Zone 5b field trials

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Spotty' has been an excellent performer in our Zone 7b garden since 2012

each highlighted with a dramatic white central streak

Notocactus ottonis Pogonia Dryopteris affinis makes a nice(aka: Parodia ottonis) Notocactus ottonis another of the wonderful southern South American ball cactus that have thrived in our trials. This one hails from southern Brazil, Uruguay, southern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina, where it can be found in grasslands. This easy to grow species is quite precocious, flowering with a mass of yellow flowers when quite young, usually starting for us in early May. The green balls are solitary when young, but