Polianthes tuberosa The Pearl Hong Kong The plant was discovered in

The plant was discovered in the 1970s by the late Thomas "Henry" Suydam (Jimmy Dorsey/Benny Goodman band member)

spider-shaped ivory flowers contrasted with an amber cup

whose mama was the winter hardy Musa sikkimensis

quite stunning and wonderfully drought tolerant in the garden

Polianthes tuberosa The Pearl Hong Kong The plant was discovered inPolianthes tuberosa 'The Pearl' is a renown North American native geophyte, (Guanajuato and Michoacn, Mexico), that's prized by florists for use as a cut specimen, and prized by native people for use as a food and medicine. This particularly clone produces 2' tall stalks of exceptional double white, sweetly fragrant flowers.