Crinum americanum St Marks Endangered Plants The leathery

The leathery

thought to be a hybrid between Salvia leucantha and possibly Salvia chiapensis

making the leaves thicker and the margins much wider

You ain't seen nothing

This is a long flowering species

Crinum americanum St Marks Endangered Plants The leatheryCrinum americanum is our only North American native crinum lily, which calls the Southeast US coast home. Our offering hails from near the town of St. Marks in Wakulla County, just south of Tallahassee, Florida. Despite its more southerly upbringing, Crinum americanum 'St. Marks' has been winter hardy here for over two decades, easily handling single digits F. Crinum americanum is a bog native, that prefers moist to wet soils, although irrigated