Crinum Empress of India Korea and continuing until a hard

and continuing until a hard freeze

The stems are adorned with nicely serrated 5" long x 2

one of my all-time favorites

the foliage morphs to green

and trichogramma wasp

Crinum Empress of India Korea and continuing until a hardThis early Indian import in 1906 by the Reasoner Brothers (according to Scott Ogden) is a probable hybrid of C. zeylanicum. Each gigantic clump of large strap like leaves eventually reaches 5' in width. The giant, nocturnal, 8"+ long flowers atop 5' tall purple scapes, exude an overwhelming fragrance, akin to passing too close to the fragrance counter in an upscale department store. Each white, flared flower is highlighted with a light purple stripe