Dan Heimsa growing passion

摘要

TOURING THE Terra Nova Nurseries display gardens in Canby, Oregon, with president and plant breeder Dan Heims, we pass by a bugbane (Actaea simplex) called 'Black Negligee'. "They said I name too many plants after food," Heims explains with a sly smile. Indeed, the borders are filled with varieties such as 'Cherry Truffle', 'Macaroon', 'Key Lime Pie', and 'Sugar Plum'. The colors are as tantalizing as the names, and flowers and foliage of every hue make a dazzling show.