Clematis integrifolia Lake Baikal 10a Epimedium ilicifolium is truly one

Epimedium ilicifolium is truly one of the most unique species in the genus epimedium

Here in zone 7b central North Carolina

grows well in our hot summers

Crinum 'Sangria' is much more winter hardy than other purple leaf crinums

It is not usually an odor one notices on the air

Clematis integrifolia Lake Baikal 10a Epimedium ilicifolium is truly oneThis stunningly floriferous seed strain of Clematis integrifolia comes from Russia's famous Lake Baikal (the world's deepest and oldest lake and no relation to Lauren, who was nearly as old), where it was collected by Czech plantsman, Vladislav Piatek. For us, Clematis integrifolia 'Lake Baikal' makes a clump of short, lax stems, topped from May through September with large, lavender blue, bell shaped flowers with upturned petal tips a hummingbird