Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr Erythrina (aka: Lycoris x elsiae) Lycoris

(aka: Lycoris x elsiae) Lycoris x traubiata 'Buttermint' is a natural hybrid surprise lily

gently twisting leaves

laurentia is evergreen to about 15 degrees F and becomes deciduous at lower temperatures

creamy-yellow margin that changes to white in late summer

but DNA testing showed it

Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr Erythrina (aka: Lycoris x elsiae) LycorisWe simply adore this stunning clumping bamboo that makes an 18' tall deer resistant clump (35' in more tropical areas) of 1" diameter canes, vertically striped gold and green. We have observed slight foliage burn at 10 degrees F, and some cane dieback at 8 degrees F. While we have had clumps of Bambusa 'Alphonse Karr' die back to the ground at 0 degrees F, they have always resprouted nicely when summer warmth arrived, although it takes a few years to