Lysichiton camtschatcensis Hydrastis even without the Texas roadside

even without the Texas roadside accessories

when our clumps of the endangered Baptisia arachnifera and a nearby Baptisia simplicifolia got a bit frisky outside our bedroom window

At midsummer the clumps are topped with stalks of lavender flowers

bulbifer with the 3'+ tall green petiole

we have grown it with great success in typical garden soils

Lysichiton camtschatcensis Hydrastis even without the Texas roadsideWe have been thrilled and surprised be able to grow the Asian aroid, Lysichiton camtschatcensis in our hot, humid Eastern United States garden. Despite hailing from Northern Russia and Japan, we've grown and flowered this fascinating aroid in a lightly shaded, humus rich, soggy site, where it has thrived. For us, the foliage begins to emerge in mid February, alongside the 1' tall stalks of white spathiphyllum like flowers. After the flowers fade, the