Hymenocallis Tropical Giant Sister Erythrina Salvia x jamensis
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Salvia x jamensis
collect seed and sow elsewhere away from the parent plant
just before the new pitchers emerge
it has survived 6 degrees F with only slight foliage damage
Corkscrew rush prefers a slightly moist soil for best results
Hymenocallis Tropical Giant Sister Erythrina Salvia x jamensisHymenocallis 'Tropical Giant Sister' is an amazing hymenocallis that makes a 3' wide clump of 30" long, glossy green leaves topped, starting in mid June, with numerous 4'+ tall flowering spikes. The nocturnal, sweetly fragrant flowers are composed of a central white cup, surrounded by long white sepals measuring an amazing 11" from tip to tip. Each spike holds up to a dozen flowers on long 6" pedicels. For us, it is the earliest flowering of the giant