• Image of Disporopsis sp. nov. 'Lily Pads' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

Disporopsis sp. nov. 'Lily Pads'

Lily Pads Giant Evergreen Solomon's Seal

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Shop Available Disporopsis

Item #: 3381

Zones: 7b to 10b, probably colder

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 22" tall

Culture: Light Shade to Shade

Origin: China

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


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Disporopsis 'Lily Pads' is an outstanding evergreen Solomon's Seal for the woodland garden. This Chinese discovery is so new, that it has yet to be named as a new species, which will eventually happen. This easy-to-grow, woodland specimen, forms a 4' wide patch in 10 years. When grown in optimum conditions like rich, evenly moist woodland soil, each stalk can reach 22" tall with leaves that are 7" long x 4.5" wide. In April, the stalks are topped with small, axillary, yellow flowers, each overlaid with a heavy brown speckling. This amazing introduction came via our friend, plantsman Hayes Jackson, in 2001 from China's Wuhan Botanical Garden.