Tricyrtis Fluffy Orchid Tanacetum this is not your grandmother's

this is not your grandmother's Agave havardiana

In cultivation

bright cherry-rose flowers with pure white spurs

deciduous perennial (we made up the common name) that hails from Japan and South Korea

You can see why we paid $300 for our original bulb in 2012

Tricyrtis Fluffy Orchid Tanacetum this is not your grandmother'sWe first saw Tricyrtis 'Fluffy Orchid' at the JC Raulston Arboretum, where it blew us away. This amazing selection is most likely a tetraploid, judging by the massive, 7" long x 3" wide, thickened foliage. Most likely, this is a hybrid between Tricyrtis hirta and Tricyrtis formosana. The 3' tall, upright stalks, as well as the upper leaf axils, are topped, starting for us in mid October, with clusters of heavily purple spotted flowers. It originated