Lycoris lajolla La Jolla Astrolepis (aka: Podophyllum A1TW-131 x 004)

(aka: Podophyllum A1TW-131 x 004) This offering represents a seed strain that resulted from a cross of two of our Taiwan accessions of the superb

the better the floral show

We had seen several populations of the little-known Southeast native Yucca louisianensis as we botanized the gulf coast states

affinis makes a semi-evergreen 2' tall x 2' wide clump whose foliage holds until it simply falls apart in early spring

the 4' long green stems that arch outward from a central clump

Lycoris lajolla La Jolla Astrolepis (aka: Podophyllum A1TW-131 x 004)There hasn't been much mention of the famous La Jolla (pronounced La Hoya), surprise lilies since the 1960s, when they were the subject of legendary plant lust and equally lusty hoarding. Lycoris 'La Jolla' is a hybrid strain created by the late Dr. Hamilton Traub, who crossed Lycoris africana with Lycoris aurea, and proclaimed the result to be the most beautiful lycoris ever created. Lycoris africana, also known as St. Augustine Lily, turned out to