Lychnis senno Once in a Vermillion Crinum only makes one wonder about

only makes one wonder about the real story behind 'Lederhosen'

powder-blue foliage radiates out from the head of the central stalk like one of those "Rostrata-farian" hairdos

who was killed in an auto accident in 2011 at age 57

This has long been one of my favorites of the Chinese gingers since I saw a specimen at the US National Arboretum in 1994

This Jim and Jenny Archibald collection of Iris cretensis is from Lakonia

Lychnis senno Once in a Vermillion Crinum only makes one wonder about(aka: Silene banksia) Lychnis 'Once in a Vermillion' is a 2021 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of our clonal selection of the Chinese native Lychnis senno, which resides in scattered localities from sea level to 6,000' elevation. In addition to being rare, Lychnis senno is an amazing garden specimen that is virtually unknown in Western gardens. Our plants are cutting propagated descendants from the best of several seedlings of the endangered Japanese