Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico The 4-6' wide clump of

The 4-6' wide clump of giant

so why is it so hard to describe

twisting flower spikes create a form of their own in the garden

latifolia that is often sold as Hosta rupifraga

The subterranean rhizomes are finger thick and bright red inside

Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico The 4-6' wide clump ofCardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is part of the variable Cardiocrinum giganteum complex. It's hard to give definitive differences between var. yunnanense and var. giganteum, but, as a general rule, Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense grows taller (to 10 12' tall) and has more open flowers with more purple markings. Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is native from as low as 4,000' to as high as 13,000' elevation throughout Yunnan, China,