Crinum Princess Elizabeth Achimenes Arisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' is

Arisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' is a clone that we selected many years ago for having the most intensely black-purple stalk that we had seen with this species

Hedychium gardnerianum is one of the showiest of the wild ginger lilies

we can now share this special clone with gardeners around the world

outfacing flowers that age to green

One of the most requested plants in spring is the yellow-flowered Helleborus x hybridus

Crinum Princess Elizabeth Achimenes Arisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' isCrinum 'Princess Elizabeth' was distributed in the US by the late California crinum guru, Les Hannibal, and, although we don't know for sure, we're fairly confident that it's a Crinum x powellii hybrid (a cross of Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum moorei). For us, Crinum 'Princess Elizabeth' flowers from mid May to early July on 2' tall stalks, each topped with 17 20 buds that open to pure white, fragrant, outfacing flowers.