Hippeastrum johnsonii Mongolia Full sun and good drainage

Full sun and good drainage are the keys to success

Canna 'Pacific Beauty' flowers are not your typical orange but are more of a fluorescent pumpkin-orange

it has performed admirably in our NC woodland garden

but often partially green

If your 'Northwind' clumps get too large

Hippeastrum johnsonii Mongolia Full sun and good drainageThe origin of this coveted first hybrid amaryllis from circa 1800 has been debated for years but is most often regarded as the result of a cross of Hippeastrum reginae and Hippeastrum vittatum. The result is an amazingly hardy amaryllis, known as Hippeastrum x johnsonii, with reports indicating hardiness of Zone 5. The broad green foliage takes on a delightful coppery hue in full sun. In early May, the fast multiplying, deer resistant clumps of