Cardiocrinum giganteum Jeffersonia bright gold leaves combined with

bright gold leaves combined with the distinctive

The plant was subsequently named after the late San Antonio nurseryman John Fanick

The small mound of woody stems is clothed with narrow green foliage

reddish-pink (that's hard to capture with the camera) flowers with a white eye

the clump is topped with 2' tall spikes of lavender flowers

Cardiocrinum giganteum Jeffersonia bright gold leaves combined withSometimes it's up to the horticultural mythbusters to swing into action and this is one of those times. For years, I'd hear the oft repeated line about cardiocrinums not growing in hot climates well, hogwash. The problem is poorly stored dormant bulbs, which are usually DOA. We have 6 year old seedlings in the garden that have now flowered twice. These quasi monocarpic (main plant often dies after flowering, leaving small offsets) lilies grow as a