Crinum Alamo Village India We can't say enough good

We can't say enough good things about the easy-to-grow Lilium formosanum

Thanks to canna guru Johnnie Johnson for sharing this coveted gem he first brought into the US from New Zealand

where they are usually appreciated only by snails and slugs

From NC's Larry Mellichamp and Rob Gardner comes this vigorous hybrid pitcher plant (S

Crinum Alamo Village India We can't say enough goodCrinum 'Alamo Village' is an amazing crinum lily that has graced old southern gardens for decades but was popularized by the late Dr. Thad Howard of Texas, who discovered the plant in the 1960s in Alamo Village, Texas. The fast growing clumps of glossy, light green foliage are topped continuously throughout the summer with 4' tall stalks of large, fragrant, spidery petaled flowers that emerge as magenta buds but open near white with a maroon blush to