Habranthus ruber Corsica the 1' tall flower spike
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
the 1' tall flower spike emerges overnight
The dainty thalictrum-like foliage makes a small 6" tall x 6" wide deer-resistant clump
daisy-like flowers at a time when bees and butterflies find them most welcome
x Leucocolocasia 'Black Goblet' has survived winter temps of 7-9 degrees F
light yellow flowers highlighted with a dark purple eye are produced from early summer until fall
Habranthus ruber Corsica the 1' tall flower spikeHabranthus ruber is a very rare rain lily species from open fields and woodland edges in the southern Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul, where it was first described in 1970. Although not winter hardy outdoors here in Zone 7b, it is a special collector plant that should be in all serious bulb collections. The small, rain lily size, deciduous bulbs sprout 1' tall spikes for us in mid August, each topped with 1 2 large scarlet orange flowers that