Lycoris jinzheniae September Cream Beauty Alcea truly spectacular

truly spectacular

barnesii flowers in late May (NC) with an attractive green and white striped spathe

The 6' tall stalks of glaucous leaves are topped

as the stems are smothered with bright red-purple flowers that last until mid-October

Lycoris jinzheniae September Cream Beauty Alcea truly spectacularThis is our first offering of Lycoris x jinzheniae 'September Cream Beauty' from the great lycoris breeding work of Japan's Komoriya Nursery. This cross of the Chinese Lycoris sprengeri x chinensis resulted in a spectacular hybrid, whose 22" tall stalks emerge for us, starting in mid August, topped with a cluster of up to nine, large flowers that open soft yellow, and quickly begin to age to soft pink. The color combination is absolutely elegant! The