Crinum macowanii Ornamental Grasses but seems to have little

but seems to have little resemblance to Agave americana

The clump produces 2' tall spikes starting for us in mid-August

Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently throughout the summer

a surprise since author Howard Gentry

who visited and collected in SC from 1722-1723

Crinum macowanii Ornamental Grasses but seems to have littleNamed after the late South African botanist Peter MacOwan, Crinum macowanii is a superb African native bulb (South Africa and East Africa) that has performed exceptionally well in our hot, humid climate. The rosettes of glaucous, blue green, wavy foliage are topped all summer with 2' tall stalks, adorned with terminal clusters of large, sweetly fragrant white flowers with pink flushed, pink keeled backs. The flowers emerge facing outward and become