Hymenocallis traubii Bletilla semi-double

semi-double

In June (NC)

which sounds more like a mythical place in Scotland than a plant

each surrounded by a wide band of creamy white

dark orange-red (RHS 42A) flowers

Hymenocallis traubii Bletilla semi-doubleHymenocallis traubii is one of those plants that doesn't exist if you read most scientific works on the genus. Some equate this Florida panhandle endemic with Hymenocallis rotata, and others with Hymenocallis tridentata. It's possibly a dwarf form of Hymenocallis rotata, but if so, it's deserving of a subspecies or varietal designation. We received our clone from Texas plantsman Logan Calhoun just prior to his death. For us, Hymenocallis traubii has