Lycoris radiata var pumila Adams August Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions When grown in optimum conditions

When grown in optimum conditions like rich

we have found Polianthes 'Swarna Rekah' much more winter hardy than the unmutated double tuberose

I honestly never thought I would grow another ivy

Visitors to the garden have marveled at the exceptionally dark green

while the new sport has a bright yellow center resembling Yucca 'Color Guard'

Lycoris radiata var pumila Adams August Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions When grown in optimum conditionsLycoris 'Adam's August' is 2013 Plant Delights Nursery introducton of a diploid form of the popular Lycoris radiata var. pumila that starts flowering for us in early to mid August, filling a gap in the flowering time of other more commonly grown July and September forms of Lycoris radiata. The 16" tall spikes appear almost overnight and are topped with spidery flower heads of brilliant scarlet red. The narrow foliage emerges after flowering in late