Smilax pumila prophouse-fall-2026 prominently veined leaves set off

prominently veined leaves set off the flowers

'Preziosa' runs through this progression more or less regardless of pH

and then we can move on to the more interesting parts

the five anthers for the wounds

John Bartram collected Xanthorhiza simplicissima from the Carolina mountains sometime before 1776 and brought the plant back to his famous Philadelphia garden

Smilax pumila prophouse-fall-2026 prominently veined leaves set offDwarf greenbrier is the gentlest member of a prickly clan. Where most of the greenbriers, the Smilax vines, arm themselves with vicious hooks, Smilax pumila comes up soft and unarmed, a low, scrambling, evergreen groundcover of the Southeastern coastal plain, safe to handle and easy to place. The mottled, arrow shaped leaves hold a quiet, marbled green through the year, and on female plants clusters of bright orange to red berries glow in the winter