Trachycarpus fortunei Charlotte Western Europe The summer-produced flower heads are

The summer-produced flower heads are composed of a row of sterile florets around the large central flower cluster

Hosta 'Bright Lights' is topped with nice short stalks of white hummingbird-friendly flowers in early summer

divide established clumps and spread them out

To see a clump of Fireworks goldenrod burst into flower in fall is truly an amazing site

a hummingbird celebration

Trachycarpus fortunei Charlotte Western Europe The summer-produced flower heads areAlways on the lookout for hardy palm selections, I sighted two magnificent 30' specimens of hardy windmill palms on Ridgeway Drive in Charlotte, NC, in the late 1970s. We are thrilled to make available seedlings of this particularly winter hardy strain that we named Trachycarpus fortunei 'Charlotte'. All Trachycarpus fortunei will tolerate some shade, but their growth rate will slow dramatically.