Polianthes bundrantii Howards Purple Beesia and I'm equally delighted that

and I'm equally delighted that we are able to offer it to our customers

dark orange-red (RHS 42A) flowers

the specific epithet

they are topped with 15" tall spikes of small

Polianthes bundrantii Howards Purple Beesia and I'm equally delighted thatWe are very pleased to offer a rare natural tuberose hybrid of the North American (Mexico) native Polianthes howardii and the florist tuberose Polianthes tuberosa. These were shared by the late bulb guru Dr. Thad Howard. Polianthes x bundrantii 'Howard's Purple' emerges to form a tight, deciduous cluster of narrow, rubbery, manfreda like leaves topped, starting in mid July (NC), with 30" tall stalks of small, violet, tubular flowers that are regularly