Monday, June 05, 2006
Paris polyphylla
Paris polyphylla is an interesting little Asian woodlander, clump-forming, about 18" tall, with very odd flowers, with long yellow, radiating anthers, and sort of a blue-black center. It is related to trilliums, and the genus name Paris doesn't derive from the city, but rather is derived from pars, referring to the symmetry of the plant. While it's not commonly offered, to my delight I see that Wayside has it on their website; my delight stems from their description, which calls it the Himalayan Trillium, and goes on to breathlessly relate how no visitor to your garden will ever pass by this plant without going into the absolute gollywobbles over the sheer beauty and oddity of this little plant... I guess nearby smelling salts are in order. Although Paris has graced our garden for several years, I don't recall anybody ever making a fuss over it; in fact, I don't remember anybody ever even noticing it. Midwesterners are a stoical bunch.
// posted by IBOY @ 3:22 PM 
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Well, you see; there you have it... Californians, even when transported to the Midwest, make a fuss over things like this. You need to come for a garden tour.
Don
Don
Someday I will get out there..when there are no chances of tornadoes! I for sure must have one of those plants :)
Mine did not come up this year. Bought it from Wayside (am a transplated gollywobbled Californian in Oregon). Any ideas why not? Said to plant in a woodland setting. Doesn't get much more woodland than under my Doug' fir.
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