Re: OT-PLANTS-Jacobean Lily
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- Subject: Re: OT-PLANTS-Jacobean Lily
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 13:40:43 -0600 (MDT)
Henryanner@aol.com wrote:
>
> Walter, who sounds like he has a gawjus garden, asked:
>
> "My first Jacobian lily is in bloom. Is red the only color available?"
>
> I am wildly fond of Jacobean Lilies--also known as St. James Lily, Aztec
> Lily, and Orchid Amaryllis--known botanically as Sprekelia formosissima, of
> the Amaryllis family. My beat up Hortus Third, confirmed by my beat up
> Wyman's Encyclopedia, says only bright red, although there is some indication
> the tone may vary slightly. Hortus says there is a cultivar listed as
> 'Superba', but there is only the one species.
>
> These are splendidly beautiful things.
>
> Anner Whitehead, Richmond, VA
> Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
Hi --
I planted three of these beauties last year -- most definitely to die
for. All three bloomed, one more than once. given my climate, I took
them in for the winter where all the foliage died-- and they are NOT
showing any single sign of coming back this year. Are they annuals even
if you bring them in? did I not take care of them properly in doors?
I'd love to try them again if I learn how to give them proper care.
Rima terra@catskill.net
