Crinum cf. binghamii VIPP 1-6-20 very large with showy pink

very large with showy pink bracts and large green flowers with the ‘clock spring’ petals that give the subgenus its name

Very tough and hardy

the plant does not have the thick leaves of either parent

An easy plant to cultivate in open shade or bright interior locations

all with a coat of silver trichomes

Crinum cf. binghamii VIPP 1-6-20 very large with showy pinkA very unusual Crinum species with distichous foliage growth. A small grower with leaves that are growing on a single plane, in a fan shape. We obtained this plant from a dealer in Thailand who thought that this plant was native there. At the time we knew of only one Crinum with distichous foliage: C. buphanoides, but that plant was from Africa. We sold some as species distichous Thailand and one of our customers wrote with some great news. He sent an