Paris (Trilliaceae)

verticillata 'Ryokutei'

A selected form of this species which we purchased from a nursery in Japan. Which bears a double green flower, as the sepals (the bract-like arrangement behind the narrow petals) have kept on producing additional floral leaves. There is a story behind my initial sighting of this plant. While on a 'shopping expedition' in Japan one spring with Dan Hinkley, we were visiting one of their more reputable nurseries. I found one plant of this Paris tucked away.........................If you have Heronswood's 2001 catalogue you can read the rest of the story. p.133