Crinum digweedii Mermaid Sarracenia Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatus

Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatus is fuzzy

It needs virtually no maintenance if planted with the proper initial spacing

and the Pauline Banyai Award (most distinctive unregistered seedling) at the 1995 AHS Convention Leaf Show

Jupiter's beard emerges in spring with glaucous green foliage adorning the base of the 3' tall flowering spikes that end with terminal clusters of tiny

moist rich soil and morning sun or high filtered light shade are best

Crinum digweedii Mermaid Sarracenia Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatusCrinum x digweedii 'Mermaid' is a hybrid of Crinum americanum x Crinum scabrum from Texas crinum breeder, Marcelle Sheppard. The clumps of glossy green, deeply channeled leaves are topped, starting in mid September (NC) with 30" stalks, terminating in a cluster of large, fragrant white flowers with wide central red stripes nicely vigorous.