Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily 'Freckle Face'

I bought one of these from a local greenhouse last summer when I realized I had no late summer blooming plants there, and when I saw how ...Read Morelovely the flowers were, I just had to get more. Well, I was too late and didn't find any. I mailordered 20 little plantlets this spring because I just had to put this in more beds. The seeds add interest even in fall when everything else is looking pretty sad. Came through our rather mild Wisconsin winter just fine but will have to wait to see how well in normal winter it fares.

I trade a lot of plants to help expand my garden. I can't even remember who gave me this plant. Late last year I put it in a nice sunny ...Read Moreflower bed that drains well, and it did very well this year. I now have three plants, each one had so many flowers it was insane. They seemed to bloom for over a month. The flowers look so delicate, are like nothing else I have in my garden, and the twist in them has made everyone who looks at them smile. Yesterday I went out to look and saw some of the seed pods opened, and saved them to be able to grow more in a different location. I'm praying I didn't take the seeds too soon. I love this plant, and will try to grow some at our summer camp in NH next year.

I lived near Red Deer AB a few years ago and started some of these seeds indoors. In late spring, I planted my seedlings outdoors on the ...Read Morewest side of my house and it grew wonderfully. To my surprise it also came back every year without any protection whatsoever. My flowers thou, were all purple. The seed package said it was Belamcanda "leopard mixed colors" from Thompson & Morgan. I now live 2 hours north and I am hoping to find another package of seeds and try again. I have a photo i will try to post

Returns each year in NE Florida. Beautiful blooms and a lot of seed pods.