Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Eurasia mulch well in winter to

mulch well in winter to protect the central tuber

white flowers

Thanks to pteridomaniac Judith Jones for sharing spores

butter-yellow flowers

Pinellia discolor is usually found along moist woodland stream sides

Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Eurasia mulch well in winter toCuphea cyanea is one of those plants that simply shouldn't have any winter hardiness, but that's one of the lovely things about plants not being able to read. Hailing from the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, I was astounded upon seeing it in the Asheville, NC garden of Jasmin and Peter Gentling, where it made a reliable perennial. Shared cuttings have thrived in our garden trials since 2013, so in 2018, it became a Plant Delights JLBG