Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico eventually forming a 2-3' wide

eventually forming a 2-3' wide patch in the woodland garden

barring extended droughts

with a massive show of butter-yellow flowers with an orange blush on the upper exterior

Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering in mid-June and continues through most of the summer

so why is it so hard to describe

Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico eventually forming a 2-3' wideCardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is part of the variable Cardiocrinum giganteum complex. It's hard to give definitive differences between var. yunnanense and var. giganteum, but, as a general rule, Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense grows taller (to 10 12' tall) and has more open flowers with more purple markings. Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is native from as low as 4,000' to as high as 13,000' elevation throughout Yunnan, China,