• Image of Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'

Ellen Bosanquet Crinum Lily

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Item #: 2193

Zones: 6b to 10b

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 24" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: Hybrid

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' is still considered one of the finest crinum lilies for the home garden. This vigorously multiplying hybrid (possibly Crinum 'JC Harvey' x Crinum scabrum) was hybridized in Florida during the 1920s by Louis Bosanquet and named after his wife. Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering in mid-June and continues through most of the summer. The large, reddish-purple flowers on 2' stalks, emit a delightful spicy fragrance. The rosette of wavy, glossy, tropical-looking foliage is a great addition to the garden, even without the flowers.