Crinum digweedii Stars and Stripes Selaginella thick textured fronds of Dryopteris

thick textured fronds of Dryopteris crassirhizoma give a very tropical appearance in the garden

resembling giant

As soon as visitors gaze upon this most spectacular North American native

each surrounded by a wide yellow border that brightens to white as the leaves age

whose name it now bears

Crinum digweedii Stars and Stripes Selaginella thick textured fronds of DryopterisCrinum '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