Diphylleia grayi Tigridia 000' elevation in Lushan Xian

000' elevation in Lushan Xian

Kate Stevens

'Dorothy Benedict' makes as 5' wide

Plants of xLeucocolocasia 'Noble Gigante' reach 5' in height with 3' long

'Blue Moon' hybrid is topped with 14" scapes of closed lavender flowers

Diphylleia grayi Tigridia 000' elevation in Lushan XianDiphylleia grayi is a little known mayapple and fairy wing relative, native to moist wooded mountainsides in colder regions of China and Japan. Diphylleia grayi forms clumps of large, fuzzy, green, umbrella like, bold foliage topped by small clusters of white, mayapple like flowers in late spring. When it rains on the flowers they magically turn translucent then return to white as they dry. In late summer, the stalks of eye catching cobalt blue fruit