Crinum herbertii Schreck Bergenia reddish-purple flowers on 2' stalks

reddish-purple flowers on 2' stalks

The dark purple leaves adorn the 28" stalks (a dwarf

Comptonia hails from Canada south to northern Georgia

Aucuba japonica 'Honshu' makes a 4' tall x 6' wide compact clump in 10 years

This woody perennial is topped with artistically cut green leaves that remain only near the top of the plant

Crinum herbertii Schreck Bergenia reddish-purple flowers on 2' stalksWe love this Crinum x herbertii (Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum scabrum) that comes from the Schreck family of Vidor, Texas no relation to the famed Shrek family of Hollywood, California. Texas plantswoman Marcelle Sheppard recognized its value, subsequently naming and distributing it. For us, the 30" tall stalks emerge starting in late May and continue through mid summer, each topped by heads of 10 13 outfacing, tubular flowers of white highlighted by