Sarracenia rubra Conifers treat Heimia salicifolia as a

treat Heimia salicifolia as a heat-loving

but possibly a seedling from seed received years ago from China

Pieris ryukyuensis takes the heat of the southeastern United States far better than the familiar Japanese pieris (Pieris japonica) grown in northern gardens

the broad petals faintly ruffled at the edge and gathered around a boss of golden stamens

Sarracenia rubra Conifers treat Heimia salicifolia as aPitcher Plants are unusual carnivirous plants in which the leaves are modified into tall, usually upright hooded cylinders. Small insects are attracted to and are trapped in liquid that is in the base of these tubes. These plants grow in damp to wet acid, nutrient poor soils in sunny to slightly shady locations. They derive nutrients from the trapped and digested insects Sweet Pitcher Plant is one of a number of species that occur in the southeastern