Kalimeris integrifolia JAPANESE ASTER is a vigorous grower with larger single flower heads and a nice long bloom period. Easy and adaptable plant tolerant of heat and humidity as well as drought. [Kalimeris pinnatifida 'Hortensis' see Asteromoea mongolica].

Kirengeshoma YELLOW WAXBELLS An unusual plant of great beauty, with excellent foliage all season and a late bloom season. Thrives in a deep moist soil with plenty of humus added. Nodding flowers are produced in branched clusters at stem tips. An integral character belonging to the shade garden. Native to our region's kind of cooler woodlands. Sheltering a bit from winds helps.

Knautia macedonia KNAUTIA Closely resembling Scabiosa and being of the same family, crimson, pin cushion like flowers are held well above clumping rosettes.  Native from the Balkans into Romania, inhabiting grassland meadows and scrub, often around limestone.  Prefers well-drained slightly alkaline soils of average fertility.

Kniphofia RED HOT POKER Prefers deep, rich, soils with average moisture where drainage is good especially through the winter. "Torches" composed of drooping florets are massed at the top 6-10 in. of the scape. Basal leaves are long and grass like. Flowers and foliage bring distinctive variation along the garden view.