Lycoris rosea Pink A Blue Uruguay Perhaps we are seeing speciation

Perhaps we are seeing speciation in progress or perhaps a relictual natural hybrid as in Sabal x brazoriensis

This unusual selection of the Japanese native Epimedium diphyllum makes a short 8" clump

The compact plants eventually mature at 3' tall x 3' wide

very shiny

This is our first offering of the splendid ladyslipper orchid hybrid

Lycoris rosea Pink A Blue Uruguay Perhaps we are seeing speciationLycoris x rosea 'Pink a Blue' is a Phil Adams cross of Lycoris sprengeri x Lycoris radiata var. pumila. The 18" tall stalks emerge for us in late July with dark pink buds tipped in blue. The spidery flowers open as dark pink flowers with prominent blue petal tips. The foliage emerges for us in October and persists until spring.