Lycoris straminea Koukei Teucrium deer resistant perennial

deer resistant perennial

spiny flower clusters that open with a blue cast

This Southeast native forms 2' tall yellow pitchers starting in early spring

which needs nothing in terms of care when grown in the proper garden conditions

which serve as foils for the 5" flaming orange-red flowers with bright golden centers

Lycoris straminea Koukei Teucrium deer resistant perennialLycoris x straminea 'Koukei' is a rarely available surprise lily hybrid (Lycoris radiata x chinensis) from Japan's famed Komoriya nursery. For us, it bursts out of the ground in mid September, with 2' tall stalks, each topped with a cluster of red based, peachy buds, that open to narrow, frilly petaled flowers that are peachy orange with a yellow edge quite stunning.