Crinum African Queen Perennial Plant of the Year but with attractive white blotches

but with attractive white blotches on the spathe

This high-elevation Chinese species of clumping bamboo was discovered by famed plant explorer Ernest (Chinese) Wilson in 1907

" shiny black stalks that are topped with creamy-white

Cypripedium reginae is one of the latest species to emerge in spring

Crinum African Queen Perennial Plant of the Year but with attractive white blotchesCrinum 'African Queen' was originally imported from Africa in 2000, without a name, by Florida plantsman, Nestor White. Crinum 'African Queen' forms a 1' tall compact, slowly offsetting, octopus shaped rosette of deeply ruffled glossy green foliage topped, starting for us in early September (NC) with sturdy 3' stalks of 14 16 red striped buds each, opening to pure white, pendant, tubular flowers. In warmer climates, flowering can start as early as