Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering

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

so why is it so hard to describe

barring extended droughts

twisting flower spikes create a form of their own in the garden

with a massive show of butter-yellow flowers with an orange blush on the upper exterior

Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins floweringCardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is part of the variable Cardiocrinum giganteum complex. It's hard to give definitive differences between var. yunnanense and var. giganteum, but, as a general rule, Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense grows taller (to 10 12' tall) and has more open flowers with more purple markings. Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is native from as low as 4,000' to as high as 13,000' elevation throughout Yunnan, China,