Trautvetteria caroliniensis var japonica Crinum with the form and leaf

with the form and leaf of Hosta 'Big Daddy'

white petals at the top with a pink slipper attached below

and having a container that is too small will greatly restrict growth by reducing the space for roots to grow

having grown it in our garden since 2000

somewhat pendent fleshy-pink flowers (RHS 48D)

Trautvetteria caroliniensis var japonica Crinum with the form and leaf(aka: Trautvetteria japonica) Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. japonica is the Asian counterpart to our East Coast US native false bugbane. Growing in cold regions of northern Japan, this thalictrum relative is found colonizing wetland areas. The slowly stoloniferous rhizomes give rise to serrate green basal leaves, topped from early summer through fall with 2' tall stalks, ending in a corymbs of white thalictrum like frothy flowers. A well grown