Oxalis melanosticta Ken Aslet Papua New Guinea Cypripedium fasciolatum and Cypripedium corrugatum

Cypripedium fasciolatum and Cypripedium corrugatum

Remember that surprise lilies often take a year or two to settle in before deciding to flower

and contrasted nicely with pure white sepals

The 2' tall pitchers begin forming in May (NC) and are green at the base with a netted white hood that only shows the red-veining as they age

Within a few years

Oxalis melanosticta Ken Aslet Papua New Guinea Cypripedium fasciolatum and Cypripedium corrugatum(aka: Oxalis purpurea 'Ken Aslet') Oxalis 'Ken Aslet' is a selection of the South African (Bokkeveld Escarpment to the Western Karoo) Oxalis melanosticta, named after retired RHS Wisley head gardener, Ken Aslet. This lovely glaucous, velvety leaf oxalis emerges for us in early April, and forms tight rosettes of foliage, that are eventually topped with large yellow flowers, starting for us in mid November. We have grown this for more than a decade and