Lycoris rosea Cherry Crush Sun to Light Shade and to slow aging

and to slow aging

so we have our plants perched atop a rock wall

These are selected Helleborus x hybridus seedlings from the amazing Walters Gardens breeding program

The rarely-offered NC native Gentiana catesbyi grows to only 12" tall with short

The speckled spathe rolls back as it opens

Lycoris rosea Cherry Crush Sun to Light Shade and to slow aging(aka: Lycoris PA. MS28) Lycoris x rosea 'Cherry Crush' is a new Phil Adams fertile hybrid (Lycoris radiata x Lycoris x haywardii) that produces 22" tall flower stalks, starting in early August (NC), each topped with lovely clusters of cherry red flowers with a darker red in the center of each petal and a faint blue purple blush to the petal tips as they open. The winter growing foliage emerges in early October.