Manihot grahamii Cypripedium Each leaf is then "tattooed"

Each leaf is then "tattooed" with the outline of a dark green maple leaf in the center

which are nestled just atop the foliage in mid-April (NC)

where it can be found near rivers and streams growing in moist cracks among limestone boulders

the tips turn outward within days and the yellow flowers burst forth in a spectacular display

In our full sun rock garden

Manihot grahamii Cypripedium Each leaf is then "tattooed"This amazing "hardy tropical" was shared by our friend, the late Alan Galloway, who found this plant completely hardy for many years in his Raleigh, NC, garden. Related to the more tropical and edible Manihot esculenta, the South American native Manihot grahamii dies to the ground in winter, but quickly resprouts and will reach 8 10' tall by the end of the season. This woody perennial is topped with artistically cut green leaves that remain only near