Crinum Ellen Bosanquet Sauromatum not the tips

not the tips

Found in the wild in scattered locations from Canada south to Maryland

each with a faint pink tip

but in the garden

the weeping branch tips of Lespedeza 'White Fountain' are clothed in sprays of white pea-like flowers

Crinum Ellen Bosanquet Sauromatum not the tipsCrinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' is still considered one of the finest crinum lilies for the home garden. This vigorously multiplying hybrid (possibly Crinum 'JC Harvey' x Crinum scabrum) was hybridized in Florida during the 1920s by Louis Bosanquet and named after his wife. Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering in mid June and continues through most of the summer. The large, reddish purple flowers on 2' stalks, emit a delightful spicy fragrance. The