Tricyrtis Shizuka Gozen Sun to Shade Baptisia simplicifolia doesn't emerge from

Baptisia simplicifolia doesn't emerge from dormancy until late May or early June (late risers are common in Florida)

I can't personally attest that the flower actually resembles a geisha's eyes

and so forth and so on

we assume he really loved them both

topped by a green leaf

Tricyrtis Shizuka Gozen Sun to Shade Baptisia simplicifolia doesn't emerge fromTricyrtis 'Shizuka Gozen' is a Japanese toad lily hybrid that appears to be a cross of Tricyrtis formosana and Tricyrtis lasiocarpa. Tricyrtis 'Shizuka Gozen' produces a mass of 3. 5' tall stems, clothed in 6" long glossy green leaves, and topped in October with terminal clusters of lovely v shaped flowers that are white at the base and cobalt blue at the tips all flecked with small burgundy spots quite lovely.