Hemiboea subcapitata Polianthes The stunning flowers

The stunning flowers

upright-arching cinnamon-red stems

The floral display is very dramatic and beautiful with its great arching stems of brightest red from which the green and red flowers dangle

golden-orange flowers (RHS 23B)

This sterile cross of Alstroemeria 'Peach Harmony' and Alstroemeria aurantiaca is a vigorous grower topped virtually all summer with 4' tall flower stalks with clusters of large

Hemiboea subcapitata Polianthes The stunning flowersWe have been stunned by the performance of this little known Chinese African violet relative. The 1' long, glossy, dark green leaves of Hemiboea subcapitata are borne on opposite sides of a 1' tall, fleshy green stem. The plant spreads rapidly via rhizomes growing just below the soil surface, forming a 5' wide patch in just 2 years. Although the incredibly bold foliage is enough reason to grow it, the clumps are topped in late September with clusters