Lycoris rosea Glenn Dale Red Spider Spring ephemerals means lead-like

means lead-like

The floral tube is a bright clear red and the petals are bright yellow where they divide and reflex open at the throat of the floral tube

just prior to the emerging foliage

the newer "flower show" hybrid daylilies have gone far from their origin

Lycoris rosea Glenn Dale Red Spider Spring ephemerals means lead-likeLycoris x haywardii 'Glenn Dale Red Spider' is another 2014 release from Margot Williams' 1977 surprise lily breeding project Lycoris radiata x Lycoris x haywardii. Lycoris 'Glenn Dale Red Spider' bursts forth in mid August (NC), with 22" tall, nekkid stalks of very deep rosy pink flowers, each petal tipped in blue. Quantities are very limited.