Lycoris straminea Hill Beyond Hill Punica As you no doubt guessed

As you no doubt guessed

the Asian native Blechnum nipponicum has proven quite reliable

'Midwest Magic'

The clumps are topped with 3' spikes of lavender flowers in July

Lycoris straminea Hill Beyond Hill Punica As you no doubt guessedLycoris x straminea 'Hill Beyond Hill' is a lycoris hybrid (Lycoris chinensis x Lycoris radiata) we received a couple of decades ago, created by China's Dr. Lin and distributed by plantsman Jim Waddick. The 20" tall pinkish brown stalks are topped for us, starting in late August early September with narrow salmon peach buds that open to very frilly, medium yellow flowers with a central peach stripe down each petal. The flowers age to almost pure