Lycoris jinzheniae September Cream Beauty Alcea barnesii flowers in late May

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

heavily spotted inside and widely flared at the bottom

along with soils that tend toward a neutral pH

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

this silver foliage form of prairie clover is limited to alkaline sandy uplands in Texas and New Mexico

Lycoris jinzheniae September Cream Beauty Alcea barnesii flowers in late MayThis 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