Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' Reference a lacecap tells the truth

a lacecap tells the truth about how the flower head is built

A close relative of our native crossvine (Bignonia capreolata)

apple-blossom-pink flowers borne in late winter and spring

Use the Himalayan mint shrub where the late flowers can close the season with warmth: against a sheltered south-facing wall

and few natives are still feeding bees and butterflies so close to the year's end

Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' Reference a lacecap tells the truthHypericum frondosum 'Sunburst' is the garden refined face of a tough native shrub, a compact, rounded selection that mounds to about three feet and fills each summer with powderpuff golden flowers, the largest in the species at nearly two inches across, each a dense brush of stamens over broad yellow petals. The leaves are a cool blue green, and as the season turns the older stems reveal red brown, exfoliating bark, so the shrub keeps a quiet interest