Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant Acanthus who selected it from a

who selected it from a seed batch of Astilbe thunbergii

assuming the show had started

the nodding white flowers have contrasting purple floral parts

topped with a purple hooded flower with cute little ears (resembles a flustered Ross Perot) emerging at about the same time as the 2 glossy three-lobed leaves

Leucojum aestivum Gravetye Giant Acanthus who selected it from aLeucojum aestivalis is a widespread European native bulb that ranges east into Iran, putting on a show of dangling white flowers atop 20" tall stalks, for us, in late March. The clone, Leucojum Gravetye Giant, is much more showy than the typical species. This gem was introduced by one of Englands most famous gardeners garden writers, the late William Robinson (1838 1935). The cultivar is named after his former Sussex garden, Gravetye Manor, which is