Lilium Strawberry Wine Thermopsis Hosta 'Designer Genes' has been

Hosta 'Designer Genes' has been a real attention-getting hosta in our display garden

dark purple-and-white striped hood which ends in a thin red-purple tail

The 18" tall stalks are topped in late spring with large flowers which consist of a "slipper" of white

but with attractive white blotches on the spathe

Kyle Brown of Florida

Lilium Strawberry Wine Thermopsis Hosta 'Designer Genes' has beenWe are pleased to introduce this 2008 release from MN lily breeder Hans Hansen. L. 'Strawberry Wine' makes a 4. 5' tall specimen of whorled leaves, topped, starting in late May early June (NC) with up to 12 pendent flowers of strawberry red (RHS 59A), each highlighted by a grey purple throat. Quantities of this new martagon lily are very limited, so don't delay.