Tricyrtis Amanogawa Spring Flowering Plants selected by the late NC

selected by the late NC Botanical Garden curator Rob Gardner from seedlings at the garden

The plant grew into an amazing 18" tall x 3' wide slowly-offsetting specimen

Semi-evergreen means that it still has leaves in spring

000'+ elevation in China's Shaanxi province

Tricyrtis Amanogawa Spring Flowering Plants selected by the late NCTricyrtis 'Amanogawa' is an old Japanese hybrid of Tricyrtis perfoliata x Tricyrtis hirta, that's surprisingly difficult to find. The arching genes from the Tricyrtis perfoliata parent makes this toad lily perfect to arch over a rock or through ferns. The stems are clothed, from very late summer through early fall, with brown speckled leaves, leading to the creamy yellow, lightly speckled, orchid like flowers at the end of each stem. "Amanogawa" is