Alectrurus yedoensis var. platypetala syn. Comospermum Zone 8 Notes: Small fern that works

Notes: Small fern that works great in a shade garden and mixed with other small perennials and ferns

Oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic

Notes:  In the wild Pinus techumanii  grows in the mountains of Mexico and central America at elevations between 450m and 2900m

Notes:  In the wild Rhus trichocarpa grows in dense forests and thickets the mountains of Japan between 900 - 1200 m

Purple pitcher like flowers

Alectrurus yedoensis var. platypetala syn. Comospermum Zone 8 Notes: Small fern that worksFamily: Asperagaceae Zone: 6 9 Natural Range: Japan Soil: Average to moist, humus rich Light: Part shade, shade Height: 12" Attributes: Deciduous, flat, foliage grass like foliage. Panicles of small white flowers with pinkish buds. Notes: Rare Liliaceous perennial from the cliffs of Shikoku, Kyushu islands of Japan. Foliage and flowers resemble Liriope and Ophiopogon. Pot Size: 4" Pot