Name:
Polyanthes tuberosa (Tuberose)
Sun:
Full sun
Soil:
rich, well drained soil
Bloom time:
Summer, fall blooms
Comments:
The little bulbs will be dormant until mid spring when the grass-like strap-shaped foliage appears. In the heat of the summer the bloom scapes rise up three feet and the white single flowers open. Julie Neel's grandmother first grew these tuberoses in Americus, Georgia. Julie brought them to Thomasville in the 1950's. This is one of the most fragrant flowers on earth. A clump of tuberoses in bloom can scent a whole yard. Hummingbird moths will flock to your tuberoses at night.