Sprekelia formosissima
- Product number: 726000.1
- Origin: Mexico
- Latin: Sprekelia formosissima
An elegant, rarely cultivated bulb for indoor growing. Red bilateral symmetrical flowers emerge on fairly short stems of 15-30 cm. The top perianth segment is the widest, the two lateral ones are narrow, and the bottom three are rolled up, framing the stamens and style. Blooms after 3 months of growth.
Names:
Latin: Sprekelia formosissima
Dutch: Jacobslelie or Goudlelie
English: Aztec lily
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- Flower colour: Red bilaterally symmetrical flower
- Average growth height: Up to 30 cm
- Bulb / tuber size: 18 years and older
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Origin: Mexico
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Sprekelia formosissima
- Dutch: Jacob's Lily or Golden Lily
- Also known as: N/A
- English: Aztec lily
