Tricyrtis Fluffy Orchid Banana Plants From hellebore breeders Ernie and

From hellebore breeders Ernie and Marietta O'Byrne comes Helleborus 'Berry Swirl'

Agave 'Grey Gator' makes a huge 5' tall x 8' wide clump of long scabrous (sandpaper-like)

blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline conditions

or a few hours of sun

starting in late June and continuing through frost (NC)

Tricyrtis Fluffy Orchid Banana Plants From hellebore breeders Ernie andWe first saw Tricyrtis 'Fluffy Orchid' at the JC Raulston Arboretum, where it blew us away. This amazing selection is most likely a tetraploid, judging by the massive, 7" long x 3" wide, thickened foliage. Most likely, this is a hybrid between Tricyrtis hirta and Tricyrtis formosana. The 3' tall, upright stalks, as well as the upper leaf axils, are topped, starting for us in mid October, with clusters of heavily purple spotted flowers. It originated