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Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii
Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii
Price: $15.00 In Stock

Quart Pots
Nice bulbs from wild collected seed of this cool Japanese relative of the giant Himalayan Lily, Cardiocrinum giganteum. Nice white flowers with a slight greenish cast on stems up to 6' high which is perfect for enjoying the excellent fragrance. These look like a glossy Hosta until they get large enough to flower (we had one bloom from this group last year) at with point it shoots up this tall with flower stalk with the big flowers clustered on top. After all that effort the main bulb dies but it usually produces multiple offsets which will flower in succeeding years. In any event, it makes a lot of seed! it This loves a lightly to semi-shaded spot in a rich moist soil. We've heard folks say it is hardy to some very low zones but that must be with deep snow cover which doesn't count! Sue used to grow Zone 6 plants in her northern Vermont Zone 3 garden because of deep snow cover.
Cardiocrinum giganteum v. giganteum
Cardiocrinum giganteum v. giganteum
Price: $10.00 In Stock

4" Pot
Giant Himalayan Lily.  Outrageous Lily family member which can reach 14' high in flower with huge 10" long Easter Lily white flowers flushed purple in the throat. This has an intoxicating fragrance which rides on the breeze throughout the garden especially in the evening.  Large green heart-shaped leaves evocative of a Hosta ever increasing in size until it is old enough to bloom which is usually around 7 years of age.  Once it is old enough, it sends up this amazing flower stalk in spring culminating in flowers in the latter part of June.  This requires so much energy that the main bulb dies but it usually makes several offsets to carry on in subsequent years.  As a bonus, the dried flower stalk with its decorative seed pods makes for an arresting bit of indoor decor.  Considering the time involved, the sheer magnificence coupled with the poetic finality, flowering is an event that demands a party with plenty of sparkling wine.  It's a great excuse for a little justifiable bragging.  Plant shallow in rich and moist soil.