Crinum augustum Shortia former owner of the Pecan

former owner of the Pecan Tree Inn

Although the foliage will resprout

or in an aquatic garden

This recent introduction from Walters Gardens is a fabulous sport of Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Crinum augustum Shortia former owner of the PecanCrinum x augustum is one of the giant trunked crinum lilies that has been thoroughly confused since being named in the early 1800s. Crinum x augustum is an old hybrid, thought to predate Christopher Columbus and for those who passed history classes that's darn old. Crinum x augustum is a sterile hybrid of probably Crinum zeylanicum x Crinum asiaticum. Since Crinum x augustum has been around the proverbial block, it can now be seen growing in tropical