Lycoris sprengeri Blue Bell 11 Our 2011 planted clump of

Our 2011 planted clump of the evergreen Helleborus x sahinii 'Winter Bells' has made a 15" tall x 2' wide clump of dark green

The vigorous-growing Cypripedium 'Anna' produces 1' tall stalks topped with white pouches that are heavily-veined violet

then topped

creamy-white central pattern that radiates out into the green border

Lycoris sprengeri Blue Bell 11 Our 2011 planted clump ofLycoris 'Blue Bell' is a 2021 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a superb form of the Chinese Lycoris sprengeri that we selected from a 2009 shipment of bulbs from China coordinated by plantsman Jim Waddick. Of the bulbs we flowered, this was by far the best blue form of Lycoris sprengeri that we'd ever seen. For us, Lycoris sprengeri 'Blue Bell' typically flowers early to mid August atop 22" tall spikes. The flowers emerge a rich blue color with