Liriope platyphylla Peters Pick Shortia This 1975 Barry Yinger introduction

This 1975 Barry Yinger introduction from Japan is a glaringly beautiful

but please keep in mind that flowering size tubers are smaller than a pencil lead

but often partially green

500' elevation in the Chinese provinces of Gansu

starting for us in mid-May

Liriope platyphylla Peters Pick Shortia This 1975 Barry Yinger introductionWe are thrilled to be able to offer this amazing Zone 5 hardy monkey grass a breakthrough for gardeners in colder climates where most liriope fear to tread. Liriope platyphylla 'Peter's Pick' is a fascinating seedling selection from a 1989 collection by retired Arnold Arboretum botanist, Peter del Tredici from Tian Mu Shan in China's Zhejiang Province. Liriope 'Peter's Pick' is most certainly a tetraploid, displaying trademark thicker leaves, shorter,