Sprekelia formosissima Yucatan Phlomis The golden-yellow flowers form a

The golden-yellow flowers form a delightful self-color echo in the spring garden

'The Giant' is an extraordinarily rare

From an underground tuber in early spring (early April in NC)

From the tops of these grey

We think you'll really fall in love with Rudolph-worthy

Sprekelia formosissima Yucatan Phlomis The golden-yellow flowers form aOur offering of the fertile Sprekelia 'Yucatan' comes from seed we grew from a collection from the Tulum Mayan ruins in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, shared by NC plantsman George Dees. We've had these in the garden since 2011, where they've survived with no protection despite their tropical origins. Many of the cultivated Aztec lilies don't set seed, but that's not the case with this self fertile seed strain. The hippeastrum like foliage emerges in