Lycoris jinzheniae September Cream Beauty Alcea as the stems are smothered

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

along with soils that tend toward a neutral pH

heavily spotted inside and widely flared at the bottom

The tall manfreda-like flower spikes usually occur in September/October

The 6' tall stalks of glaucous leaves are topped

Lycoris jinzheniae September Cream Beauty Alcea as the stems are smotheredThis 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