Lycoris sprengeri Rhythm and Blues Verbena the hummingbirds may lose sleep

the hummingbirds may lose sleep over this one

the clumps are topped with 2' tall scapes (occasionally branched) of very fragrant

comes a breakthrough in large

but Agave nickelsiae can be easily distinguished by more glaucous foliage

The horizontal horseshoe-like wreath of foliage rests atop 18-24" tall

Lycoris sprengeri Rhythm and Blues Verbena the hummingbirds may lose sleepLycoris sprengeri 'Rhythm and Blues' is 2019 Plant Delights Juniper Level Botanic Garden introduction of a Phil Adams cross of typical Lycoris sprengeri and the original type specimen of Lycoris haywardii, which we now know to be Lycoris sprengeri 'Hayward'. The result is a lovely plant that sends up 20" tall cinnamon colored stalks in mid August (NC). The stalks are topped with 5 6, medium pink flowers, whose petals are slightly narrower than typical