Crinum Merry Me variabile bulbispermum Cypella The back of each olive-green

The back of each olive-green colocasia-like leaf is beautifully patterned with dark purple blotches

the 2' tall x 3' wide clumps are topped with sweetly fragrant

Not only are the clumps dense and tight

Being native to salt marshes

Crinum Merry Me variabile bulbispermum Cypella The back of each olive-greenCrinum 'Merry Me' is a Plant Delights selection from a cross of Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum variable from Indiana's Jim Shields. Crinum 'Merry Me' makes a compact clump of glaucous blue, deeply channeled foliage, topped, starting in early July with 3' tall spikes, topped with clusters of 11 15 outward facing, widely flared, tubular light pink flowers that are heavily striped burgundy. As the flowers become pendant, they also intensify in burgundy