It's Edimental, dear Watson! Punica the old stalks can be

the old stalks can be removed

it never thrives or flowers like it does in more desert climates

backed with a dense brown coat of spores (fern seed)

The lightly fragrant flowers and new foliage push through the ground together in early spring past the remnants of the old foliage

Ranzania japonica is a rarely available monotypic (only one species) Asian cousin of epimedium

It's Edimental, dear Watson! Punica the old stalks can beEdimental plants are ornamental plants that are also edible. Edimentals include herbs and culinary plants where some or all of the plant is safe for human consumption. Join our Garden Curator and Garden Supervisor in the garden to learn about ornamental plants (and even some weeds) that make enjoyable additions to your landscape and your dinner table.