Diphylleia grayi 5b of Arboretum Trompenburg in Holland

of Arboretum Trompenburg in Holland

nearly white petioles emerge from the tuber to produce 1' long

Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler' is great when used with gold foliage or golden flowered bulbs in early spring

Moist soil

Diphylleia grayi 5b of Arboretum Trompenburg in HollandDiphylleia grayi is a little known mayapple and fairy wing relative, native to moist wooded mountainsides in colder regions of China and Japan. Diphylleia grayi forms clumps of large, fuzzy, green, umbrella like, bold foliage topped by small clusters of white, mayapple like flowers in late spring. When it rains on the flowers they magically turn translucent then return to white as they dry. In late summer, the stalks of eye catching cobalt blue fruit