Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Astrolepis Light shade to part sun

Light shade to part sun and average soil moisture are fine for this easy to grow sedge

while full sun farther north produces a better floral show

Each leaf is bordered with a very wide

Lycoris 'Adam's August' is 2013 Plant Delights Nursery introducton of a diploid form of the popular Lycoris radiata var

Asphodeline lutea Italian Gold Astrolepis Light shade to part sunFor years, we tried to grow Asphodeline lutea only to have them croak faster than bullfrogs on an interstate highway. We repeated the process every few years until 2011, when Italian plantsman Angelo Porcelli shared wild collected Asphodeline lutea seed from an Italian population. The resulting plants of king's spear have thrived in our garden despite our hot, humid summers and wet, cold winters. Asphodeline lutea 'Italian Gold' makes a basal rosette