Disporum longistylum Night Heron Blechnum summer-dormant umbellifer (member of the

summer-dormant umbellifer (member of the carrot family) has proven to be a great bold-textured garden specimen

starting in late September (NC)

Each leaf can last up to 3 years

We obtained this wild-collected Hemerocallis altissima clone many years ago from the New York Botanical Garden and have added a cultivar name to distinguish it from the species imposters

For the uber plant nerds

Disporum longistylum Night Heron Blechnum summer-dormant umbellifer (member of the(aka: Disporum cantoniense 'Night Heron' DJHC739) Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron' is a 2002 Dan Hinkley Heronswood introduction selected from a 1996 seed collection in Sichuan, China. The 30" tall, arching, bamboo like stems are adorned with narrow evergreen leaves that emerge dark purple in early spring before turning green. Night Heron Solomon's seal seems to grow much taller in the Pacific Northwest, where it reportedly tops out at a Paul