Allium virgunculae Alba Daphne Sanguinaria canadensis 'Venus' is a

Sanguinaria canadensis 'Venus' is a spring ephemeral

a truly unique look in aucubas that takes several years to mature in the garden

perotensis makes a very attractive 2' tall x 3' wide clump of 3" wide leaves with a muted lighter stripe down the middle

contrasting with finer textured plants

Perhaps this is why the Evil Empire of Plant Taxonomy has now banished it to the genus Ionactis

Allium virgunculae Alba Daphne Sanguinaria canadensis 'Venus' is aJust when you thought the rock garden was winding down for the year, the flowers on the amazing Allium virgunculae Alba burst open in early December. This delightful dwarf allium to 8 tall is similar to the better known and slower offsetting Japanese Allium thunbergii. The tight, well behaved clumps of thread like foliage are rarely noticed until they burst into flower. Allium virgunculae, which typically has lavender flowers, hails from Japans far