Lycoris radiata var pumila Adams August Actaea but is almost unknown in

but is almost unknown in US gardens

spiny green leaves and topped in spring with dozens of airy

the evergreen tongue fern can make a very nice colony

as we say in the South

Lycoris radiata var pumila Adams August Actaea but is almost unknown inLycoris 'Adam's August' is 2013 Plant Delights Nursery introducton of a diploid form of the popular Lycoris radiata var. pumila that starts flowering for us in early to mid August, filling a gap in the flowering time of other more commonly grown July and September forms of Lycoris radiata. The 16" tall spikes appear almost overnight and are topped with spidery flower heads of brilliant scarlet red. The narrow foliage emerges after flowering in late