Trachycarpus fortunei Charlotte Western Europe bean pole-like flower scapes to

bean pole-like flower scapes to 10' tall

To see a clump of Fireworks goldenrod burst into flower in fall is truly an amazing site

The summer-produced flower heads are composed of a row of sterile florets around the large central flower cluster

Despite the bizarre claims on-line that hybrids are less attractive to native pollinators

grey-leaved salvia

Trachycarpus fortunei Charlotte Western Europe bean pole-like flower scapes toAlways on the lookout for hardy palm selections, I sighted two magnificent 30' specimens of hardy windmill palms on Ridgeway Drive in Charlotte, NC, in the late 1970s. We are thrilled to make available seedlings of this particularly winter hardy strain that we named Trachycarpus fortunei 'Charlotte'. All Trachycarpus fortunei will tolerate some shade, but their growth rate will slow dramatically.