Cypripedium Ulla Silkens Isopyrum That's the only word we

That's the only word we could find to express our reaction when we first saw a clump of Epimedium 'Bandit'

In warmer climates where there is no winter dieback

(aka: Callianthe megapotamica) Hailing from the hot bed of many great garden plants

Divide clumps when they get crowded and replant

Our 20-year-old specimen has formed a 10' tall x 2' wide phallic exclamation point in the garden and

Cypripedium Ulla Silkens Isopyrum That's the only word weCypripedium 'Ulla Silkens' is a stunning 1996 hybrid from Svante Malmgren. This vigorous hybrid strain is a cross of the American Cypripedium reginae x the rare Chinese Cypripedium flavum. Cypripedium 'Ulla Silkens' is much easier to grow than its parents and will take a good bit of sun in cooler climates, but still prefers moist alkaline soils. The 2' tall flowering stalks that appear in mid to late June are topped with huge slippers of burgundy and