Polygonatum odoratum Byakko Multicolor Flowering Plants intensely corrugated

intensely corrugated

topped in summer with spikes of light lavender flowers

cinnamon-colored stalks starting for us in mid-August

pendent bells

Polygonatum odoratum Byakko Multicolor Flowering Plants intensely corrugatedWe have plantsman Barry Yinger to thank for bringing this nearly extinct, old Japanese cut foliage cultivar into US cultivation. The translation of 'Byakko' to "White Tiger" is apt to describe the amazing foliage. The red stems are adorned with leaves which emerge solid green and then the half closest to the stem magically morphs to creamy white. Polygonatum 'Byakko' is reasonably vigorous, considering the large amount of white on the leaves expect a