Eryngium ravenelii Charleston Blues Hymenocallis These deer-resistant hellebores are seed

These deer-resistant hellebores are seed grown from our plants at Juniper Level and have been selected for their double yellow flowers

each with 2-4 small

chalky-blue foliaged andropogon reaches an amazing 4' by fall

smoky-pink flower heads

woodland soil

Eryngium ravenelii Charleston Blues Hymenocallis These deer-resistant hellebores are seed(aka: Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii) Eryngium ravenelii is one of those wonderful southeast natives that you wonder why everyone doesn't grow. Shared by plant prodigy Dr. Patrick McMillan, Eryngium ravenelii forms a small basal rosette of 1' long linear leaves, which, starting for us in mid August, is topped with 30" tall flowering stalks, each ending in branched antennae like clusters of 6 10 blue fuzzy, thumb sized ball like flower heads a