Garrya wrightii Catron Helicodiceros from Lammert Koning of Holland

from Lammert Koning of Holland

Scadoxus puniceus emerges in mid-April (NC) with 15" tall

Each lightly-rippled

The bold-textured Coniogramme affinis 'Ping Wu' has proven very easy to grow in our trials

just as the new seasons flower begin to fully open

Garrya wrightii Catron Helicodiceros from Lammert Koning of HollandGarrya wrightii is a little cultivated evergreen desert shrub, native to shaded alkaline rocky cliffs from 5,000' to 8,000' elevation in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The 7' tall plants are adorned with terminal spikes of leucothoe like white flowers in spring, followed by attractive clusters of purple berries. This is a seed grown collection from Catron County, New Mexico, in the hopes of finding a form that will survive in Zone 7b. So far, so