Manihot grahamii Cypripedium the tips turn outward within

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

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

silvery flower buds

In our full sun rock garden

Our plants are propagated from the splendid US National Arboretum clone

Manihot grahamii Cypripedium the tips turn outward withinThis 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