Isopyrum biternatum Calamintha Inside the hood

Inside the hood

If regular wine cups don't fit into your color scheme (they do clash with old blue Chevys and flue-pipe planters)

rippled creamy border that emerges gold

Don't plant Hosta 'Komodo Dragon' unless you have plenty of room

poorly drained soil

Isopyrum biternatum Calamintha Inside the hood(aka: Enemion biternata) From Minnesota south to Alabama, botanists out for early spring walks can find this gem in moist, rich, low woodlands, often growing in alkaline soils. In the garden, Isopyrum biternatum is an easy to grow, superb spring ephemeral wildflower. For us, false rue anemone emerges in January and is in flower by early February, despite temperatures that are still extremely cold. For months, the dainty looking, pure white bells top