Lilium maculatum ssp davuricum f rebunense Paeonia 15" tall x 15" wide

15" tall x 15" wide clump

thanks to plantsman Dick Weaver

for rescuing a start of this crinum from where else

Equisetum giganteum is superb in a large container or submerged in a solid bottom ornamental pond

I was taken (not literally) by this tetraploid mutation of Hosta 'On Stage' when I visited Hans Hansen's Minnesota garden

Lilium maculatum ssp davuricum f rebunense Paeonia 15" tall x 15" wideI knew I was in love again when Lilium maculatum ssp. davuricum f. rebunense first flowered in our garden in 2012. The dwarf Rebun Island lily is endemic to Japan's Rebun Island, north of Hokkaido (same latitude as Montreal, Canada), where it grows among the rocks along the seacoast. Rebun Island is known for its dwarf alpine plants and this form of Lilium maculatum ssp. davuricum is no exception. In our garden, Rebun lily tops out at an amazing 5"