Adiantum venustum Calamintha 'Sun Power' to 5'+ wide

'Sun Power' to 5'+ wide

Throughout the late spring and sporadically into mid-October

making a 2' wide clump

This slowly spreading compact ginger is adorned in late August and into fall with clusters of peachy flowers (RHS 27D) with a wide dark orange throat (RHS 25A)

8' tall specimens with bizarrely branching fronds

Adiantum venustum Calamintha 'Sun Power' to 5'+ wideThis dainty looking evergreen gem is amazingly cold hardy but less thrilled with long hot summers. However, when given enough summer moisture, it has performed admirably in our NC woodland garden. While slow to get started, Adiantum venustum makes a nice patch to 3' wide in 5 10 years, depending on the quality of soil preparation. In 1996, we saw Adiantum venustum growing at 11,000' elevation on a rocky outcrop in the mountains of Yunnan, China a