Cardiocrinum giganteum Jeffersonia and to fool all your

and to fool all your neighbors with its identity

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

bright gold leaves combined with the distinctive

In most likelihood

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

Cardiocrinum giganteum Jeffersonia and to fool all yourSometimes 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