Crinum herbertii Pats Herbertia Black Foliage Plants lipstick-like

lipstick-like

its memory ain't what it used to be

deciduous Asian fern has quickly become one of our favorite dwarfs for the woodland rock garden or gnome village

Carex 'Oehme' has excellent deer resistance

so a light mulch would be helpful

Crinum herbertii Pats Herbertia Black Foliage Plants lipstick-likeCrinum x herbertii 'Pat's Herbertia' is a hybrid of Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum x herbertii (Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum scabrum) from Georgia's Pat Malcolm. Crinum 'Pat's Herbertia' makes a large 3' tall clump of glaucous foliage surrounding, throughout the summer, giant 5' tall flower spikes topped with 13 15 white and pink striped flowers. Crinum breeders are particularly fond of Crinum 'Pat's Herbertia', since it sets viable seed.