Lilium formosanum var pricei Hehuan Cryptomeria Aspidistra minutiflora 'Spangled Ribbons' forms

Aspidistra minutiflora 'Spangled Ribbons' forms a tight clump of very upright 32" long

The new foliage emerges in early March (NC) and grows until going dormant in late May

we saw this growing in the wild at the base of an Argentine tree cactus in the dry mountains of northern Argentina

Acorus gramineus 'Licorice' is a 1997 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a US Botanical Garden import from China

If you were a child of the '60s

Lilium formosanum var pricei Hehuan Cryptomeria Aspidistra minutiflora 'Spangled Ribbons' forms(aka: L. formosanum v. pricei A1TW 215) We were very excited to finally see Lilium formosanum in the wilds of Taiwan in 2008. Lilium formosanum has a wide range on the island, from the lowland subtropics where it reaches 7' tall to above the alpine tree line where it never exceeds 2' tall. This seed strain is from our collection at 9,343' elevation on Hehuan Mountain in Nantou County. In the garden, Lilium formosanum v. pricei flowers much earlier