Crinum White Queen Thalictrum 000' elevation in Mexico's Sierra

000' elevation in Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

that are loaded with Monarch butterflies

bright gold streaked seed strain of Helleborus foetidus that first appeared here in our gardens in 1996

upward-facing flowers

lying flat against the soil

Crinum White Queen Thalictrum 000' elevation in Mexico's SierraThanks to Scott Ogden for sharing this wonderful Luther Burbank hybrid, which he described as "arguably the most lovely crinum ever bred." We've finally got it propagated so we can spread this plant far and wide. Crinum 'White Queen' is a cross of Crinum x powellii 'Alba' and Crinum macowanii, which should give it very good hardiness probably into Zone 6. The very long wide leaves make an imposing, but slowly offsetting, clump topped in late spring