Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering

Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering in mid-June and continues through most of the summer

The subterranean rhizomes are finger thick and bright red inside

so why is it so hard to describe

latifolia that is often sold as Hosta rupifraga

Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins floweringCardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is part of the variable Cardiocrinum giganteum complex. It's hard to give definitive differences between var. yunnanense and var. giganteum, but, as a general rule, Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense grows taller (to 10 12' tall) and has more open flowers with more purple markings. Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is native from as low as 4,000' to as high as 13,000' elevation throughout Yunnan, China,