Trillium sp nov freemanii Ruby Falls coll A1NC 056 Ponerorchis Our plants of Echeveria 'Topsy

Our plants of Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy' survived unprotected at 7 degrees F

this tropical-looking gem is worth growing just for its stature and texture in the garden

but rarely seen

a truly superb weed-proof groundcover

it's not enough to contribute to global warming

Trillium sp nov freemanii Ruby Falls coll A1NC 056 Ponerorchis Our plants of Echeveria 'TopsyWe sure opened a can of worms when we discovered what initially seemed to be a disjunct population of Trillium ludovicianum in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1998, growing alongside Trillium cuneatum. As we studied them in the wild, we found them to be earlier flowering, much taller (14" vs. 10") and with much longer and more blunt tipped petals than T. cuneatum. Publication of this as a new species was delayed when DNA testing showed several new