Beesia calthifolia Habranthus The heavily-rippled

The heavily-rippled

This bizarre aster looks like a clump of arching green pipe cleaners

bright red fruit from summer through late spring

for a dazzling new introduction

Beesia calthifolia Habranthus The heavily-rippledVery cute, but what's a beesia? Imagine taking an asarum and gluing tiny cimicifuga flowers on top and you've got the idea. This little known evergreen cimicifuga relative hails from moist meadows and woodlands in the southwestern Chinese provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan. The 8" tall x 1' wide rosettes of Beesia calthifolia are composed of dark, glossy green (maroon in winter), heart shaped leaves, each highlighted by