Hymenocallis azteciana Jalisco Blue Ipheion Baptisia minor

Baptisia minor

I was blown away by the size of the foliage

as many of Jim's plants were

the rosettes of foliage are topped with dense clusters of double flowers that emerge white and quickly age to a soft lavender-pink

This small (and very cute) Lachman introduction (H

Hymenocallis azteciana Jalisco Blue Ipheion Baptisia minorHymenocallis azteciana from West Central Mexico is one of the most distinctive spider lilies we grow. The wide, glaucous blue green leaves emerge in mid June and lay flat on the ground. In mid July, each 4' tall flower stalk (when mature) is topped by a cluster of 7 9 narrow petaled, nocturnally fragrant pure white flowers. We have found Hymenocallis azteciana very tolerant of a wide range of conditions from slightly moist soils to very dry sites.