Sprekelia formosissima Mobile Queen Lepechinia In the genus Hosta

In the genus Hosta

a complex cross involving Hosta 'Elvis Lives'

Hibiscus 'Spinderella' from our friends at Walters Gardens

this reported hybrid of Adiantum capillus-veneris and an unknown baby daddy was discovered around 1885 at the UK's Mairis & Co

Sprekelia formosissima Mobile Queen Lepechinia In the genus HostaSprekelia 'Mobile Queen' is a 2022 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of an amazingly floriferous form of Aztec lily, we picked up from Mobile, Alabama nurseryman Maarten Van der Giessen in 2011. We knew it looked different, but at the time, didn't know quite why. The narrow green foliage is a foil to the bright, scarlet red flowers, starting for us in mid May. Each of the five narrow petals are highlighted by a central white streak toward the base,