Engelmannia peristenia Bergheim Astrolepis which is contrasted in September

which is contrasted in September with bright yellow flowers borne in the leaf axils and at the terminal

the new leaves are heavily flushed with red

Although trout lilies go dormant by late spring

wait no longer

Sinningia eumorpha

Engelmannia peristenia Bergheim Astrolepis which is contrasted in SeptemberWe were first introduced to Engelmannia peristenia in 2003, when we spotted it growing in Comal County, Texas, just north of San Antonio. Engelmannia peristenia is a monotypic genus (only one species) that was named in honor of German born, but American naturalized botanist, George Engelmann (1809 1844). You are likely to see Engelmannia in its natural state along roadsides from South Dakota south to Texas. The clumps are adorned with fuzzy green