Linum lewisii Tigridia a cross of the US

a cross of the US native Cypripedium kentuckiense and the Asian native Cypripedium speciosum

looks like a reindeer head after a bad experience with a four-wheel drive pickup

starting in late May (NC) with broom-handle sized glaucous purple stalks that rise to 8' tall

Propagated from bulbs we received from China in 2008

so don't freak out at the size

Linum lewisii Tigridia a cross of the USLinum lewisii is one of those widespread US prairie grassland natives (Alaska south to Northern Mexico) that one questions why it isn't more widely seen in gardens. We absolutely love this perennial sub shrub that forms a 2' tall x 2' wide clump of upright flexible stems, clothed in linear green leaves and topped from spring through summer with terminal cymes of 5 petaled pure blue flowers. In addition to being highly prized by gardeners, it's also a