Hymenocallis riparia Begonia Aloe cooperi hails from the

Aloe cooperi hails from the dry

This darling

The foliage on this Flossie Johnson selection (cuttings from Wake Co

but DNA testing showed it

closely related to the better known Arisaema candidissimum and Arisaema fargesii

Hymenocallis riparia Begonia Aloe cooperi hails from the(aka: Hymenocallis acutiflora v. riparia) Hymenocallis riparia is an easy to grow spider lily hailing from the southwest Mexican states of Jalisco and Colima, where it grows along streams. While it prefers wet soil, we have grown it with great success in typical garden soils. The 2' wide clumps of narrow, fleshy green leaves are topped in June with 18" spikes of white spider like flowers. Thanks to bulb guru, the late Thad Howard of Texas, for sharing