Chelone glabra Black Ace Pyrrosia upright foliage

upright foliage

To survive those cold temperatures

Asian native that mimics the appearance of an evergreen hosta

topped by a giant divided leaf

blue-grey leaves with a gentle undulation to the margins

Chelone glabra Black Ace Pyrrosia upright foliageChelone glabra 'Black Ace' is a 2001 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of an amazing native perennial (Canada south to central Alabama) that we picked up and subsequently named from NC plantsman, Dr. Craig Moretz. This amazing selection of our native white turtlehead has very dark foliage with an amazing black cast when it emerges in spring. Growing rapidly in moist soils, it gently spreads, and quickly reaches a mature height of 6'. In hot summer