Crinum hildebrandtii Madagascar Vietnam Japan that is reportedly now

Japan that is reportedly now extinct in the wild

This rare offering is a cross of the Japanese arisaemas

Amsonia 'Georgia Pancake' is a rare blue star

which makes it all the more surprising that it has overwintered here into the upper teens F

usually the only maintenance needed by this Bird of Paradise is to trim out any stems that have been killed by winter's cold

Crinum hildebrandtii Madagascar Vietnam Japan that is reportedly nowCrinum hildebrandtii hails from the Comoros Islands, northwest of Madagascar, where it grows as an aquatic plant. In our trials, Crinum hildebrandtii resembles Crinum ligulatum, and has been quite happy in typical well amended, slightly moist garden soils. Starting in mid April, the offsetting compact clumps of 3' long dark green leaves serve as a backdrop to the numerous 30" tall flower spike, each topped with umbels of 18 22 fragrant white spidery