Helonias bullata

An evergreen lily relative native to bogs, swamps and pocosins of the Blue Ridge Mountains and northern coastal plains in eastern North America. This is a close relative of Ypsilandra but with pink flowers (instead of white) that emerge later in the spring. Best in a moist soil with a bit of shade in the afternoon. Clump-forming like its Chinese relative (Ypsilandra). An interesting relict plant that is quite rare in the wild and which has no close relatives in North America.