When flower first emerges, it is a blush pink but as days pass, the pink stripe along the center of each tepal becomes more prominent, me...Read Moreaning more pink. Still, an overall pastel pink look to this beauty.
Excellent plant to grow. mine stays in mostly shade and produces a stalk with multiple blooms regularly. The blooms are long lived (the l...Read Moreast group has been in bloom for a full week) average water needs. i have about 6 bulbs in a single pot. I just got these from a friend a few weeks ago and i adore the unique blooms.
Note from Plant Delights catalog: This rare, naturally occurring hybrid surprise lily (L. straminea x L. radiata var. pumila) is found in...Read More the Chinese provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It was first imported to the US in 1948 and named in 1957 by Dr. Traub in honor of bulb collector Cecil Houdyshel. The frilly light yellow flowers top the 20" tall stalks that seemingly appear from nowhere in mid-to-late August. Emerging from the center of the petals are long stamens, often tinged in light pink, like eyelashes on a lady of the evening. After flowering, the winter rosettes of 15" long basal leaves emerge in late September and persist all winter.
When flower first emerges, it is a blush pink but as days pass, the pink stripe along the center of each tepal becomes more prominent, me...Read More
Excellent plant to grow. mine stays in mostly shade and produces a stalk with multiple blooms regularly. The blooms are long lived (the l...Read More
Note from Plant Delights catalog: This rare, naturally occurring hybrid surprise lily (L. straminea x L. radiata var. pumila) is found in...Read More