Fargesia robusta Wolong Tripidium This recently named lily

This recently named lily

Tradescantia pallida is a very low to no maintenance perennial in the full sun garden

The olive-green foliage is nicely marked with liver-purple speckles

topped in mid-spring with 13" tall stalks of creamy-white pockets surrounded by twisted burgundy-cinnamon sepals

especially for a crowded border

Fargesia robusta Wolong Tripidium This recently named lilyFargesia robusta 'Wolong' is another clumping gem that hails from the high mountains of Sichuan, China. Fargesia 'Wolong' boasts larger than normal, deer resistant foliage than on typical Fargesia robusta, which consequently provides a more tropical feel in the garden. Despite the fact that Fargesia robusta 'Wolong' is often touted as heat sensitive, we have not found this to be the case with our 2008 planted clump, which receives afternoon sun during