Cypripedium Bernd Aloe If you have a rock

If you have a rock garden or a small space that you can observe from up close

Chelone glabra 'Black Ace' is a 2001 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of an amazing native perennial (Canada south to central Alabama) that we picked up and subsequently named from NC plantsman

The amazingly thick

grass-like foliage and flowers that open well above the leaves

about the size of an NFL offensive lineman's neck

Cypripedium Bernd Aloe If you have a rockFeel the Bernd. but please understand that ladyslipper orchids are not one of those items destined to become free! Cypripedium 'Bernd' is a 2001 Werner Frosch hybrid between the Asian Cypripedium macranthos and the rare Taiwanese Cypripedium segawae. The 1' tall clumps are topped with lovely raspberry pouch and sepals, with darker vein and a white ring near the pouch opening. It remains to be seen how much summer heat these will tolerate, so we'd love