Cypripedium Francis Aucuba but its identity was later

but its identity was later determined by Epimedium guru Darrell Probst to be a new unnamed species or natural hybrid

Panicum 'Northwind'

very fragrant flowers

two traits we love in our daylilies

The 15" tall stalks of bright reddish-purple flowers top the clump in late winter

Cypripedium Francis Aucuba but its identity was laterCypripedium 'Francis' is a 2001 Owen Robinson release a cross of the US native Cypripedium kentuckiense and the Asian native Cypripedium speciosum. Cypripedium 'Francis', named after Owen's dad, forms a 15" tall specimen, topped with medium sized flowers with a white and purple stained pouch from the Cypripedium speciosum parent, and backed with long, twisted, purple striped sepals that show the influence of Cypripedium kentuckiense. As with all