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Lycoris x albiflora 'Yellow Swallowtail'

Yellow Swallowtail Surprise Lily

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Item #: 12815

Zones: 6b to 9a

Dormancy: Summer

Height: 22" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: China

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


This 2020 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a magical Phil Adams cross, Lycoris aurea x Lycoris radiata var. pumila, that forms a clump of 22" tall bronzy stalks in mid-September. Topping the stalks are clusters of 6-8, airy, narrow-petalled, heavily ruffled, light yellow flowers. The following day, the yellow stamens take on a chablis blush, and by the next day the petal edges also magically pick up the same blush. Watching a clump of Lycoris 'Yellow Swallowtail' is truly magical in the fall garden.