Jacobean Lilies
(Sprekelia) have opened, as usual,
just in time for Christmas – clever things. (A very British upbringing makes
green and red the natural-seeming colours of Christmas for me. Holly was
integral.) It’s a tough bulb for a sunny spot; mine are never watered but with
few flowers, its time (more than time), after 10 or so years, to lift the
crowded bulbs and replant further apart.
Yesterday I
discovered that my sister calls them Scarlet lilies – a good name (although
they are not liliums) but they are also known as Aztec Lilies in their home of Central
America.
At about 40cm
high Sprekelia formosissima is great for picking for a
vase and instantly the house looks like it’s joined into the festive spirit.
Happy
Christmas!
Jill
Weatherhead is horticulturist, garden
designer and principal at Jill Weatherhead Garden
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