Tricyrtis Edo no Hana Tiarella comes to us from the

comes to us from the garden of South Africa's Ian Smith

which contains BT bacillus

The peculiar clumps are topped in late June with 18" spikes of light lavender hummingbird flowers

is an offspring of their earlier introduction

great for the rock garden and very tolerant of moist conditions in full to part sun

Tricyrtis Edo no Hana Tiarella comes to us from theTricyrtis 'Edo no Hana' is a Japanese selection, supposedly of the Taiwanese Tricyrtis lasiocarpa, but the growth habit tells us that it is probably a hybrid with T. lasiocarpa. The flowers, which top the 22" tall x 5' wide spreading patch, begin for us in mid September with mauvy lavender tipped petals, each speckled toward the throat and lightening in color toward the basal yellow blotches plus each flower has been tricked out with a rosy red stigma.