Arisaema ciliatum var liubaense Ornamental Vines 'Thunderbolt'

'Thunderbolt'

Like many hostas

Shortia is not easy to cultivate and should only be attempted by experienced gardeners

but paternity tests revealed it to be a selection of the Eurasian (Greece and Turkey) Amsonia orientalis

forms a patch (3' wide in 3 years in rich soil) of narrow tufts of evergreen grass-like foliage

Arisaema ciliatum var liubaense Ornamental Vines 'Thunderbolt'From the Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces in China, this arisaema has a magnificent leaf, made up of many narrow leaflets that radiate out from a central axis, like the underside of an umbrella, with beautifully green, arching, spreading spokes. Sitting below this radiating leaf, awaiting its turn for attention, is the flower. The glossy spathe hood is typically purple brown to maroon with vanilla cream striping. The greenish spadix is sometimes washed in