Crinum macowanii Ornamental Grasses who visited and collected in

who visited and collected in SC from 1722-1723

a surprise since author Howard Gentry

The clump produces 2' tall spikes starting for us in mid-August

but seems to have little resemblance to Agave americana

Thanks to plantsman Ted Stephens for sharing this cast iron plant he picked up from a Japanese nursery

Crinum macowanii Ornamental Grasses who visited and collected inNamed after the late South African botanist Peter MacOwan, Crinum macowanii is a superb African native bulb (South Africa and East Africa) that has performed exceptionally well in our hot, humid climate. The rosettes of glaucous, blue green, wavy foliage are topped all summer with 2' tall stalks, adorned with terminal clusters of large, sweetly fragrant white flowers with pink flushed, pink keeled backs. The flowers emerge facing outward and become