Lilium pyrophilum 4b Shortia is a member of

Shortia is a member of the tiny Diapensiaceae family

Be sure not to place it where it will get hidden by more aggressive plant neighbors or stepped on by stampeding gnomes

Aristolochia fimbriata is a really cool deciduous groundcover Dutchman's pipe that spreads out to 2'

6" leaves of green are marbled with muted silver patterns

the clump is topped with tiny clusters of blue flowers in early spring

Lilium pyrophilum 4b Shortia is a member ofThis recently named lily, found sporadically in 16 counties in NC Virginia, was first thought to be a disjunct population of the federally endangered L. iridollae and at times considered as both L. superbum and L. michauxii. After exhaustive analysis, it was christened a new species, L. pyrophilum. This long leaf pine habitat endemic is found in full sun, growing in sandy pitcher plant bogs. L. pyrophilum grows from an unusual horizontally expanding,