Lycoris rosea Matchsticks Hippeastrelia This stunning cobra lily emerges

This stunning cobra lily emerges in spring as a thick

perhaps it will attract redder butterflies

This is not an easy plant to grow and should only be attempted by skilled gardeners

is durable

Lycoris rosea Matchsticks Hippeastrelia This stunning cobra lily emergesLycoris 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