Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Kniphofia and get out the binoculars

and get out the binoculars

though in the humid eastern US they tend to bloom continuously from spring into fall

The resulting evergreen selection (only to 28 degrees F) is a dynamite lily-of-the-Nile with the typical strap-like foliage to 24" tall

the seed heads are both a great perch and food for songbirds

'Mistress Mabel' was named for Mabel Todd

Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Kniphofia and get out the binocularsCardiocrinum 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,