Giant Himalayan Lily
- Product number: 579700
- Origin: China and Japan
- Latin: Cardiocrinum giganteum, or also var. Yunnanensis
A special and spectacular member of the lily family from China and Japan. In its first years, the plant "only" displays a beautiful hosta or arum-like plant. The yunnanensis variety is considered the absolute "King" of this species due to its deep green leaves (purple-bronze when young) and deep red veins and stems. After a few years, the plant produces a burst of large, trumpet-shaped flowers, pointing slightly downwards, at a height of 1.5-2.5m: white with a beautiful wine-red throat. Protect the plant well in winter or store the bulbs frost-free. A few hours of sun per day is the best condition; too much sun will scorch the leaves. Our photos usually show the common C. giganteum!
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Latin: Cardiocrinum giganteum, or also var. Yunnanensis
Dutch: Himalaya Reuzenlelie (Himalayan Giant Lily)
Also: var. Yunnanensis
English: Giant Lily
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- Flower colour: White with a beautiful wine-red throat
- Origin: China and Japan
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Cardiocrinum giganteum, or also var. Yunnanensis
- Dutch: Himalayan Giant Lily
- Also known as: var. yunnanensis
- English: Giant Lily
