Crinum digweedii Mermaid Sarracenia Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatus

Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatus is fuzzy

Jupiter's beard emerges in spring with glaucous green foliage adorning the base of the 3' tall flowering spikes that end with terminal clusters of tiny

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

each should have a few short rhizomes

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

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.