Crinum Marisco Leonotis Remember that surprise lilies often

Remember that surprise lilies often take a year or two to settle in before deciding to flower

4' wide clumps are adorned by wide

and easy-to-grow gem for the rock garden

Starting in mid-March (NC)

Crinum Marisco Leonotis Remember that surprise lilies oftenWe are very pleased to offer this fast offsetting crinum hybrid that was discovered by the late plant explorer, Thad Howard in Veracruz, Mexico. Thad found this plant growing in a naturalized population of the East African Crinum zeylanicum adjacent to a population of the native swamp growing, Crinum loddigesianum (similar to Crinum americanum). Thad named it 'Marisco' (which means "seafood") to commemorate the region's seafood industry. Crinum