Impatiens omeiana Eco Mount Emei Stokesia taken before the flowers begin

taken before the flowers begin to open

always in the perfect spot

are followed by unusual seed pods that burst open to spread their silk laden seed

starting in mid-October (NC)

Palm sedge has a unique upright texture compared to almost all other sedges

Impatiens omeiana Eco Mount Emei Stokesia taken before the flowers beginThanks to the late Georgia plantsman Dr. Don Jacobs, who found this superb gem in 1983 at 8,000' elevation on sacred China's Mt. Emei (near Sichuan), where it was growing among rhododendrons and tiarellas. The foliage of Impatiens omeiana resembles a New Guinea impatiens dark, velvety green with a wide, whitish stripe down the center of the leaf. The yellow flowers, resembling shrunken goldfish, occur only in early fall. Impatiens omeiana is