Arum italicum Jet Black Wonder Burma/Myanmar Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering

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

Panicum amarum is a soil-stabilizing

topped by a giant divided leaf

anise-fragranced flowers

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Arum italicum Jet Black Wonder Burma/Myanmar Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins floweringWe originally acquired this gem from Europe as Arum concinnatum with black spots. Instead it turned out to be a superb, easy to grow hybrid of Arum italicum and Arum dioscoridis, which we christened Arum 'Jet Black Wonder'. This unique selection is highly prized for its jet black stems that provide a superb contrast to the fall emerging, arrow shaped, green leaves. As the leaves of Arum 'Jet Black Wonder' mature, they develop a subtle silver veining