Crinum powellii Cecil Houdyshel Danae the center of each leaf

the center of each leaf is bright

From Iran and other nearby Middle Eastern countries comes one of our favorite garden plants

so don't get worried when it's not the first thing out of the ground

The showy lady slipper is one of the most abundant Northeast US native orchid species

In addition to attracting your eye

Crinum powellii Cecil Houdyshel Danae the center of each leafThis cross from the late Cecil Houdyshel is a tetraploid version of C. x powellii. Although the flowers are not monstrous like some of the more gaudy members of the genus, C. 'Cecil Houdyshel' flowers from spring to frost with soft pink flowers atop sturdy 3' tall stalks.