Lycoris rosea Matchsticks Northern Africa Before the leaf emerges in

Before the leaf emerges in late June

blueberry-sized fruit from spring persist alongside the fall flowers

with 1" white pom-pom style flowers

Dave accomplished something rarely done outside of orchids

Tricyrtis 'White Waves' has little tolerance for all day shade

Lycoris rosea Matchsticks Northern Africa Before the leaf emerges inLycoris x rosea 'Matchsticks' is a 2020 Plant Delights Nursery JLBG introduction of a unique Sam Caldwell hybrid of Lycoris x rosea that we acquired as Lycoris radiata 'Dark Red'. While the flowers open a dark cranberry scarlet, they soon take on the blue petal tips indicative of a cross with Lycoris sprengeri. Plants like this were referred to by Caldwell as Lycoris x jacksoniana, an invalid name referring to his hybrids of Lycoris radiata x