Sprekelia formosissima Yucatan Phlomis especially late at night

especially late at night

first to yellow

'The Giant' is an extraordinarily rare

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

creamy-gold border

Sprekelia formosissima Yucatan Phlomis especially late at nightOur 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