Crinum Marisco Leonotis and adorned in May with

and adorned in May with large white magnolia-like flowers

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

and easy-to-grow gem for the rock garden

I had to have this plant

moist peat moss is a perfect growing media and remember

Crinum Marisco Leonotis and adorned in May withWe 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