Crinum hildebrandtii Spring Starburst Dioon named in 1984

named in 1984

Meehania cordata makes a wonderful evergreen groundcover in the woodland garden with dark green cordate leaves adorning the spreading stems

This phenomenally heat- and drought-tolerant selection is for the full-sun gardener who kills everything else

Marcelle Sheppard

If grown in full sun

Crinum hildebrandtii Spring Starburst Dioon named in 1984Crinum 'Spring Starburst' is a 2020 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of the little known African (Madagascar, Comoros Islands) native, Crinum hildebrandtii. Despite being discovered in 1875, Crinum hildebrandtii was unknown in living collections until 1989 when plantsman Dave Lehmiller received a bulb from the volcanic slopes of Comoros Island's Mt. Karthala. Our introduction is a seedling selection from that important collection. Crinum hildebrandtii