Hosta Mardi Gras Asclepias starting in June (NC)

starting in June (NC)

When temperatures drop below 6 degrees F

they have always resprouted nicely when summer warmth arrived

The 6-7' tall stalks are topped with peachy-orange flowers with a dark orange throat (suffused with yellow) from early August through frost

Lycoris x squamigera is the most well-known and easiest-to-grow of the surprise lilies

Hosta Mardi Gras Asclepias starting in June (NC)This new release from Olga Petryszyn's amazing breeding program combines the large size of H. nigrescens 'Elatior' with the texture and variegation pattern of H. 'Christmas Tree'. The result of this 1991 cross is a dramatic, large, 3' wide clump of slightly shiny, pointed, blue green leaves, each surrounded by a wide band of creamy white. The clumps are topped with 3' tall scapes of pure white flowers in midsummer absolutely stunning!