Mascagnia macroptera Fred Heutte A compact cast iron plant

A compact cast iron plant from Vietnam

shallow-rooted plantings out from under the canopy

refreshing citrus ade

yet takes an ordinary garden bed in stride given sun and steady moisture

Mascagnia macroptera Fred Heutte A compact cast iron plantMascagnia macroptera, the butterfly vine, is a Mexican native climber grown for one of the most charming novelties in the plant world: seed pods shaped exactly like butterflies. Each pod is a pair of papery wings, chartreuse green at first and drying to tan, so a vine in fruit looks as though a flock of little green and brown butterflies has settled among the leaves. The pods are the second act. First come loose clusters of showy, five petaled yellow