Crinum Alamo Village India the latter is a far

the latter is a far superior species

a nice 'Fanny' is a hard thing to beat

Thanks to canna guru Johnnie Johnson for sharing this coveted gem he first brought into the US from New Zealand

The same is true for most of the hybrid cultivars

6" leaves of green are marbled with muted silver patterns

Crinum Alamo Village India the latter is a farCrinum 'Alamo Village' is an amazing crinum lily that has graced old southern gardens for decades but was popularized by the late Dr. Thad Howard of Texas, who discovered the plant in the 1960s in Alamo Village, Texas. The fast growing clumps of glossy, light green foliage are topped continuously throughout the summer with 4' tall stalks of large, fragrant, spidery petaled flowers that emerge as magenta buds but open near white with a maroon blush to