Hippeastrum johnsonii Mongolia The bright golden foliage of

The bright golden foliage of Tricyrtis 'Lightning Strike' is streaked with green on 2' tall arching stems

Canna 'Pacific Beauty' flowers are not your typical orange but are more of a fluorescent pumpkin-orange

Where Acanthus mollis fails miserably

and can grow fine in both moist and dry soils

it has performed admirably in our NC woodland garden

Hippeastrum johnsonii Mongolia The bright golden foliage ofThe origin of this coveted first hybrid amaryllis from circa 1800 has been debated for years but is most often regarded as the result of a cross of Hippeastrum reginae and Hippeastrum vittatum. The result is an amazingly hardy amaryllis, known as Hippeastrum x johnsonii, with reports indicating hardiness of Zone 5. The broad green foliage takes on a delightful coppery hue in full sun. In early May, the fast multiplying, deer resistant clumps of