Sabal minor Welfare Caesalpinia or in a special case

or in a special case where a stunning miniature is needed

Shuichi Hirao first sent Lycoris 'Blue Pearl' to the late US lycoris breeder Sam Caldwell under the code #251

an easy-to-grow first cousin to the famed aroid Dracunculus vulgaris

this mallow relative is everblooming

Rosettes of broad green foliage are a bit like a small Hosta though the leaves of Calanthe are pleasantly pleated

Sabal minor Welfare Caesalpinia or in a special caseSabal minor 'Welfare' is from a very interesting population of sabals growing in the Kendall County, Texas ghost town of Welfare. These poor scrub palms are growing in mostly open grassland, with many trunked specimens reaching 8' in height. It's possible these are another remnant population of hybrids between Sabal minor and Sabal mexicana, but who knows. Thanks to Texas plantsman Steve Lowe for sharing seed so we could make these oddities available.