Crinum Marisco Persicaria the pitcher that tops the

the pitcher that tops the stem opens to reveal a green Jack-in-the-pulpit flower

Soggy soils are about the only thing that will send these to meet their namesakes

The flowering show doesn't start here until Halloween

and drought-tolerant

(aka: Hosta 1997-249) Hosta 'Showbiz' is a 2015 Plant Delights Nursery introduction

Crinum Marisco Persicaria the pitcher that tops theWe are very pleased to offer this fast offsetting crinum hybrid that was discovered by the late plant explorer, Thad Howard in Veracruz, Mexico. Thad found this plant growing in a naturalized population of the East African Crinum zeylanicum adjacent to a population of the native swamp growing, Crinum loddigesianum (similar to Crinum americanum). Thad named it 'Marisco' (which means "seafood") to commemorate the region's seafood industry. Crinum