Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Astrolepis Lycoris 'Adam's August' is 2013

Lycoris 'Adam's August' is 2013 Plant Delights Nursery introducton of a diploid form of the popular Lycoris radiata var

Light shade to part sun and average soil moisture are fine for this easy to grow sedge

5' tall evergreen clumps (no spreading)

attractive canna lilies

where it was discovered at 4

Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Astrolepis Lycoris 'Adam's August' is 2013For years, we tried to grow Asphodeline lutea only to have them croak faster than bullfrogs on an interstate highway. We repeated the process every few years until 2011, when Italian plantsman Angelo Porcelli shared wild collected Asphodeline lutea seed from an Italian population. The resulting plants of king's spear have thrived in our garden despite our hot, humid summers and wet, cold winters. Asphodeline lutea 'Italian Gold' makes a basal rosette