Lycoris sprengeri Rhythm and Blues Verbena white vertical veins (candidissimum means

white vertical veins (candidissimum means "dazzling white")

The horizontal horseshoe-like wreath of foliage rests atop 18-24" tall

each leaf is edged with very dramatic waving

the clumps are topped with 2' tall scapes (occasionally branched) of very fragrant

the hummingbirds may lose sleep over this one

Lycoris sprengeri Rhythm and Blues Verbena white vertical veins (candidissimum meansLycoris sprengeri 'Rhythm and Blues' is 2019 Plant Delights Juniper Level Botanic Garden introduction of a Phil Adams cross of typical Lycoris sprengeri and the original type specimen of Lycoris haywardii, which we now know to be Lycoris sprengeri 'Hayward'. The result is a lovely plant that sends up 20" tall cinnamon colored stalks in mid August (NC). The stalks are topped with 5 6, medium pink flowers, whose petals are slightly narrower than typical