Crinum herbertii Pats Herbertia Sumatra Indonesia Hymenocallis 'New Lion' has been

Hymenocallis 'New Lion' has been a superb garden plant here in NC

after our -9 degrees F arctic blast in 1984

dwarf clump

The flowers continue until Christmas and are joined by the lovely silver mottled foliage in November

Crinum herbertii Pats Herbertia Sumatra Indonesia Hymenocallis 'New Lion' has beenCrinum x herbertii 'Pat's Herbertia' is a hybrid of Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum x herbertii (Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum scabrum) from Georgia's Pat Malcolm. Crinum 'Pat's Herbertia' makes a large 3' tall clump of glaucous foliage surrounding, throughout the summer, giant 5' tall flower spikes topped with 13 15 white and pink striped flowers. Crinum breeders are particularly fond of Crinum 'Pat's Herbertia', since it sets viable seed.