This 1999 introduction was discovered as a seedling in the garden of our friend and keen gardener, Judy Springer of Virginia. The short rhizomes form a slowly-expanding clump, topped in spring with 1' tall deer-resistant foliage that emerges with an attractive burgundy flush about the same time the flower spikes top the foliage with large, outfacing, pink and cherry-red flowers. You'll agree that it's a combination scrumptious enough to eat!