耬斗菜 '東方紅'

The soft red and buttery yellow coloring on the first blooms is even more delicate than the picture suggested. Those long, spurred flowers have been attracting hummingbirds to my garden every morning.

These seeds germinated quickly in just over a week using the paper towel method, and the seedlings are already showing those distinctively scalloped leaves. The flower color on the first bud is exactly that soft red and buttery yellow combo I was hoping for.

Planted these in a shady corner last fall, and the hummingbirds found the spurred blooms within a week of the first flowers opening. The soft red and buttery yellow combo looks even better in person, and the nodding shape keeps them from getting battered by spring showers.