Veratrum leaves
Mary Sue Ittner (Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:31:59 PDT)

Dear All,

Last week we were hiking with the digital camera along and got some nice
shots of the Veratrum fimbriatum leaves so I can illustrate my point about
how pretty in the spring they are (and large). It's the cucumber beetle
here that takes little bites out of the leaves, but they usually hatch out
latter so the leaves are still looking pristine. Now why would you call
this species unattractive? Jane said a lot of them are not prized because
they have green flowers. But the flowers in this species are white and
fringed and very striking.

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Mary Sue
Mary Sue Ittner
California's North Coast
Wet mild winters with occasional frost
Dry mild summers