Tricyrtis sp. 24/9 Restock The soft grey mound cools

The soft grey mound cools hotter neighbors and pairs easily with salvias

Come fall the foliage turns a rich

swamp azalea

treat the night-blooming jasmine as a creature of the evening and plant accordingly

The enormous leaves

Tricyrtis sp. 24/9 Restock The soft grey mound coolsTricyrtis is a small genus of woodland lilies from the Himalayas and eastern Asia, and this plant, almost certainly Tricyrtis formosana, carries the whole strange charm of the group in a single late season flower. The botanical name joins the Greek treis, three, with kyrtos, humped or swollen, for the three little nectar sacs that bulge at the base of each bloom, a detail worth crouching down to find. The species epithet formosana points to Formosa,