Freesia laxa Joan Evans Nothoscordum three-dimensional foliage which emerges in

three-dimensional foliage which emerges in very early spring

Zingiber mioga 'Silver Arrow' produces a patch of 3' tall stalks

we don't know its northern hardiness limit

highlighted at the base by black "fur"

when Italian plantsman Angelo Porcelli shared wild-collected Asphodeline lutea seed from an Italian population

Freesia laxa Joan Evans Nothoscordum three-dimensional foliage which emerges in(Aka: Anomatheca laxa, Lapeirousia laxa) Freesia laxa 'Joan Evans' is a delightful color variant of the typically scarlet red South African false freesia. The tiny green iris like foliage emerges in late winter, forming a small, but fast offsetting clump, topped, starting for us in April with lovely small white flowers, each highlighted with a dramatic red blotch. Dry soils in either part sun or part shade are best, and is a great rock garden plant.