Lycoris chinensis Peltandra In our hot

In our hot

Nomenclature

Although Asarum harperi is a bog species in the wild

the flower stalks rise to over 7' tall

but it has remained quite rare and expensive since it grows and propagates so slowly

Lycoris chinensis Peltandra In our hotFirst coming to the US in 1948 via the USDA, and named in 1958 by Dr. Hamilton Traub, Lycoris chinensis hails from the moist slopes of China and adjacent South Korea. This spectacular surprise lily emerges seemingly from nowhere in August to form 28" tall stalks, topped with large, golden yellow, lily like flowers. After flowering has finished, the wide, glaucous foliage of Lycoris chinensis doesn't emerge until late winter early spring. Plant a mass