Crinum digweedii Mermaid Sarracenia Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatus

Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatus is fuzzy

great as either a small specimen plant or used in a woodland border

a mid-summer cutback may help it look fresh into the fall

stock remains very scarce

each should have a few short rhizomes

Crinum digweedii Mermaid Sarracenia Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatusCrinum x digweedii 'Mermaid' is a hybrid of Crinum americanum x Crinum scabrum from Texas crinum breeder, Marcelle Sheppard. The clumps of glossy green, deeply channeled leaves are topped, starting in mid September (NC) with 30" stalks, terminating in a cluster of large, fragrant white flowers with wide central red stripes nicely vigorous.