Ismene amancaes
Lee Poulsen (Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:21:12 PDT)

I can't believe it. Although my bulb is still quite young and small
(this is its third growing season), my Ismene amancaes has sent up a
scape (with one bud) and has bloomed!

Thanks to the help of Jay Yourch, a quick photo of it is now on the
wiki:

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

This is the yellow parent of the *much* more readily available
Ismene/Hymenocallis 'Sulphur Queen' hybrid.
I think it's beautiful and it's not that difficult to grow. Other than
the fact that it has a really long dormancy period during which I keep
it dry, it doesn't require any special care. (It seems to only grow
during the spring and early summer and is dormant pretty much the
entire rest of the year.)

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a