Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico The 4-6' wide clump of

The 4-6' wide clump of giant

Plant in humus-rich soil and expect two years to establish well before flowering consistently

with a massive show of butter-yellow flowers with an orange blush on the upper exterior

barring extended droughts

The subterranean rhizomes are finger thick and bright red inside

Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico The 4-6' wide clump ofCardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is part of the variable Cardiocrinum giganteum complex. It's hard to give definitive differences between var. yunnanense and var. giganteum, but, as a general rule, Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense grows taller (to 10 12' tall) and has more open flowers with more purple markings. Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is native from as low as 4,000' to as high as 13,000' elevation throughout Yunnan, China,