It does look like C. bichetii to me. To be honest, other than the overall shape itself, I also don't think I've ever seen a C. comosum with that white/green/white variegation. I won't swear that it doesn't exist, but C. bichetii being mass produced instead is probably a pretty good hint that it doesn't. It's still a very nice plant, though. Enjoy it while you wait for the real deal. :-)

Yes, please do! I would love to see some pictures. I am sad, because I can not longer share mine until I get a camera since I lost mine:-( Look at that! Your husband in helping you and many of us wish we had live in people that loved our plants like we do. Lucky you! I am trying to root some Moo's and have been for about 3 weeks now. I am glad to report that all the leaves have hung on thus far, no roots though. It will be a NEW YEAR before we know it and I have already started on a bunch of new plants..lol. Yeah, I just picked up 5 more today. I hope you have a great night Marjie and the same to all here. It's snowing right now and I am stuck inside for the night. MIke:-)

Thank you Brooke, Royce - I'll have to bookmark Melanie Mason's site - I saw QUITE a few of her introductions that I really like, and to visit her farm would be a long day trip for me. Perhaps next year - our lives got thrown a curve yesterday, courtesy of a left turn where I stopped and signaled to turn (waiting for oncoming traffic to pass), and the large pickup pulling a trailer behind me didn't stop at all and hit us at 30MPH or so. . . . SO, we're recovering from that (thankfully just a very bad fright, and bruises and pulled muscles galore for the kids and I, nothing worse), but the car is toast, and we're not going anywhere out of town any time soon. On Melanie's website I really like (of her intros): Angus Pride (dark crimson-black, orange eye - very bold) Candlelight and Cabernet (dark red/rose/cream, white edge) Eva Janine (pastel pink, green throat) Longlesson Ballad (soft orchid rose, pale cream eye) Longlesson Liberty Belle (bright rose-gold polychrome) Mrs. London's Apricot Tart (apricot, round & ruffled, rosy eye) Pince Nez (very dark black-red) Rescue Me (lemon/amber, soft cinnamon eye) Tiger On Stilts (tall, late, soft orange w/red eye - I'd like to breed for taller/later varieties someday) Laurel

Here in Maryland, I can't plant red twig dogwood because the DEER eat it. Same for redbud, which would have been an alternative. I do have Nandina doing well in part shade, as well as skimmia and cherry laurel Otto Luyken. Ferns are always appropriate. Hydrangea is nice, but I'm not sure about really dense shade. There are variegated hydrangeas which would look nice there. How about viburnum? I have several, and the deer don't bother them. Florrie