Hymenocallis New Lion Thailand From Kent Kelly's marvelous breeding

From Kent Kelly's marvelous breeding program comes one of the most incredible flowering cannas that we have ever seen

The yellow flowers

Starting in early May (NC)

Epimedium ogisui is a fast-spreading groundcover species with oval green leaves that emerge with a nice purple mottling

sort of like having mealy bugs without all the fuss

Hymenocallis New Lion Thailand From Kent Kelly's marvelous breedingWhile I picked up this little known hymenocallis on a road trip through Texas in 2001, Thad Howard found his original plants as a garden specimen in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, hence the name 'New Lion'. According to Scott Ogden, it's probably an old Mexican hybrid. Regardless, Hymenocallis 'New Lion' has been a superb garden plant here in NC, forming large 4' wide clumps, composed of 30" long, slightly glaucous, blunt tipped leaves. The clumps are topped,