Sprekelia pink

Doug Westfall

I have two plantings of Sprekelia (for about 15 years) numbering somewhere between 200 and 250 bulbs. About five months ago, I dug up about 75 bulbs to make room for something else. Having done nothing with the area, a half dozen small offsets have come up. I was going to dig them out soon, but did not. Man am I glad! One of them is just now blooming and it is a color mutation. The color is NOT subtle! It is quite a contrast. The flower and foliage are clearly Sprekelia, but not the color.

Doug Westfall (Nov 6, 2003)