Erythronium americanum Silver Pigeon Chrysogonum lime-chartreuse leaves are each surrounded

lime-chartreuse leaves are each surrounded by a wide cream border

creating a lovely see-through effect

Each heavily corrugated leaf is medium green with a wide yellow-gold margin

The round basal leaves of Solidago 'Golden Fleece' give rise to multi-branched

The dramatic stalks of green- and yellow-striped variegated leaves with a brilliant maroon edge grow to 6' and are topped in summer with bright orange flowers that are favored by hummingbirds

Erythronium americanum Silver Pigeon Chrysogonum lime-chartreuse leaves are each surroundedWe are pleased to share an amazing form of our US native (Canada south to Alabama) spring ephemeral trout lily, Erythronium americanum, which was discovered near Pigeon Mountain, Georgia by our friend, UK plantsman Graham Birkin, in 2012. In our garden, this rare solid silver leaf selection of the typically mottled species has shown amazing vigor, forming a 2' wide patch, that increases steadily via short rhizomes. For us, the summer dormant clumps