Lycoris squamigera Carex We love this native aroid

We love this native aroid in moist sites to add tropical-textured foliage

but is strangely absent from most American gardens

Asclepias tuberosa is a maintenance free perennial

Hot and sunny conditions keep the flowers of Delosperma cooperi coming most of the summer

The foliage can burn in full sun

Lycoris squamigera Carex We love this native aroidLycoris x squamigera is the most well known and easiest to grow of the surprise lilies, but one whose background is mysterious since it has never been seen in the wild. Recent DNA work shows it is a sterile hybrid between Lycoris sprengeri and Lycoris longituba. The robust, 3' tall, "nekkid" scapes emerge from dormancy in late summer, topped with large, clear pink, outward facing flowers. Lycoris x squamigera is great mixed into the border for a