Crinum powellii Cecil Houdyshel Danae " Each 3' wide drought-tolerant

" Each 3' wide drought-tolerant clump can be used as a fine textural contrast in the garden

blue-green foliage is topped all spring and summer with light pink flowers held just above the foliage

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

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

a great fall foliage plant

Crinum powellii Cecil Houdyshel Danae " Each 3' wide drought-tolerantThis 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.