For J.H. von Sprekelsen (d. 1764), German botanist.

For description see S. formosissima.

Grown for the menacing but stunning crimson flowers.

A genus with 1 species.

Offsets.

Flowers solitary, large, corona absent; perianth bilaterally symmetric, crimson.

1 species from Mexico and Guatemala.

Source: Ashburner, W.; Ashburner, C.; Spencer, R. (2005). Narcissus. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.