Cercidiphyllum japonicum Claim Jumper Corsica The 2017 Perennial Plant Association

The 2017 Perennial Plant Association plant of the year

golden-orange flowers (RHS 23B)

Inside the flower (spathe) sits a club-like green spadix with black freckles

Lycoris 'Fire Engine' begins flowering for us in late August (a week after Lycoris radiata 'Adams August') with magnificent heads of heavily-ruffled

The patch of tripartite dark green leaves

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Claim Jumper Corsica The 2017 Perennial Plant AssociationCercidiphyllum japonicum 'Claim Jumper' is a splendid new gold leaf selection of the popular Japanese kadsura tree from our friends at Heritage Seedlings. The foliage emerges chartreuse gold with a pink flush and brightens to yellow gold as the season progresses. Moist soils help prevent foliar burn a stunning specimen tree.