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and by the next day the petal edges also magically pick up the same blush
all it needs is to be cut to the ground at some point between a hard frost in fall and before new growth starts in spring
The stalks are clothed with dark purple foliage
If you're looking to cover ground quickly with a show of flowers
native to much of South Africa's driest regions and into the Kingdom of Lesotho at elevations from sea level all the way to 10
Hymenocallis imperialis Bommeria and by the next dayHymenocallis imperialis is a stunning spider lily species, discovered by the late Thad Howard in the mountains of southeastern Mexico (Hidalgo and San Luis Potosi) and published in 1990. Like Hymenocallis caribaea, Big Fatty is a tight clumper, but with tropical looking 5" wide, slightly glaucous leaves. For us, the 2' tall spike with large fragrant, nocturnally opening flowers begin in late June. Everything from seasonally dry to moist soils seems