Crinum digweedii Stars and Stripes Myriopteris lipstick-like flowers

lipstick-like flowers

via Darrell Probst

but the number one reason to grow them are the raspberry-purple flowers in late winter

Punica 'Eight Ball' is great for the edible garden as long as you are one of those folks who think pomegranates taste good

Crinum digweedii Stars and Stripes Myriopteris lipstick-like flowersCrinum 'Stars and Stripes' is a 1977 Thad Howard introduction that makes a compact clump to 3'tall x 4' wide. The narrow pleated, glossy green foliage on this Crinum scabrum x Crinum erubescens hybrid gives rise, starting in late July and reblooming into mid October (NC) with sturdy 3' stalks of 8 10 large, stunning fragrant flowers with white petals and dramatic red stripes down the center. In appearance, it resembles Crinum scabrum but has more