Hymenocallis traubii Yellow/Gold Foliage Plants 5" wide creamy white margin

5" wide creamy white margin

This 1975 Barry Yinger introduction from Japan is a glaringly beautiful

The low mounding 8" tall x 4' wide (10 years) semi-evergreen mats consist of arching

The leaves are green with lime-green flecking

Hymenocallis traubii Yellow/Gold Foliage Plants 5" wide creamy white marginHymenocallis traubii is one of those plants that doesn't exist if you read most scientific works on the genus. Some equate this Florida panhandle endemic with Hymenocallis rotata, and others with Hymenocallis tridentata. It's possibly a dwarf form of Hymenocallis rotata, but if so, it's deserving of a subspecies or varietal designation. We received our clone from Texas plantsman Logan Calhoun just prior to his death. For us, Hymenocallis traubii has