Lycoris elsiae Sakusui Bog Garden Plants Colocasia 'Coal Miner' tops out

Colocasia 'Coal Miner' tops out at 54" tall

The center of the leaves of Hosta 'Hans' becomes flushed with green streaks in later summer

Escallonia 'Lades' is the latest breeding effort to create more winter hardy

although these are extraordinarily drought-tolerant

Lycoris elsiae Sakusui Bog Garden Plants Colocasia 'Coal Miner' tops outLycoris x elsiae 'Sakusui' is a well performing cross of Lycoris aurea and Lycoris radiata var. pumila, from the breeding work of Japan's famed Komoriya Nursery. For us, the stalks arise in very early September, topped soon after with clusters of orange flowers, darker petal centers and lighter edges.