An easy, attractive, adaptable woodland perennial native to southwestern China, in some ways resembling G. phaeum.
The flo...Read Morewers are beautiful on close inspection, but not conspicuous in the garden. They are sharply inverted, with reflexed petals. The velvety petals are a dark purple/maroon that's almost black, with coral at the base. A long red beak tipped with blue-black anthers adds distinction.
Flowering begins in late summer.
The glossy foliage is sometimes attractively mottled with purple-brown.
Prefers partial shade but can take full sun with consistent moisture.
This species was formerly (and mistakenly) distributed as G. delavayi, which is probably not in cultivation.
An easy, attractive, adaptable woodland perennial native to southwestern China, in some ways resembling G. phaeum.
The flo...Read More