Helicodiceros muscivorus Sabatia Both bees and beetles are

Both bees and beetles are two of the primary pollinators

In late summer it tops out at 4'+ with see-through flower spikes

the spike is laden with huge

a truly superb groundcover

whip-like tongue (spadix) extends 6" out from the pitcher in hopes of luring insects

Helicodiceros muscivorus Sabatia Both bees and beetles areYou can bet this common name wasn't coined by a Wall Street marketing firm. Helicodiceros, an easy to grow first cousin to the famed aroid Dracunculus vulgaris, grows on rocky coastal cliffs on the Mediterranean Islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and the Balearics. The offsetting tubers give rise to the 1' tall, duck foot shaped, green, three dimensional foliage which emerges in very early spring. Later in spring, the spectacular tan and purple speckled