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ror sheer beauty ot torm, the seeded heads of native swamp hibiscus, goldenrods , Queen Anne’s Lace and the wild clematis are superb.
Clematis Virginians, often aptly called “Old Man’s Beard” is a moist-area vine with a whirling pinwheel head of spun white filaments in winter.
The seed pods of dogbane (apocynym sp.) cling in long pincer-like pairs, while those of trumpet vine are satisfying large and fat, resembling curved canoes when split in half.
Native grasses such as the red broom sedge, tall switchgrass and bluestem add color, mass and movement. They are particularly gorgeous when back-lit at dawn or dusk.
Recently some friends introduced me to a variety of bluesstem I had not known before, the bushy bluestem (andropogon glomeratus), which is shorter than big bluestem and is notable for its fat, fluffy head and golden color.
Cultivated plants with remarkable off-season attributes could be considered intentionally with their fall and winter interest in mind when designing gardens. Cardoons, a relative of artichokes, are striking in all seasons- leaf, flower, seedhead and height of four feet.
The rusty flower-head of sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is one of the best standing dried plants for structure and color. Conefiowers, from the yellow rudbeckias to white and purple echinaceas have beautiful
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