Cyrtanthus henryae William Penn Sabatia heat-tolerant form of Japanese bugbane

heat-tolerant form of Japanese bugbane we obtained years earlier from plantsman Barry Yinger

Remember that moist

anemone-like foliage

The late JC Raulston had the idea of crossing the Asian Calycanthus sinensis with the native Calycanthus floridus

Cyrtanthus henryae William Penn Sabatia heat-tolerant form of Japanese bugbaneWe are pleased to share one of the late plant explorer, Mary Henry's amazing, hardy cyrtanthus hybrids. Cyrtanthus 'William Penn' has performed admirably in our garden since 2001, and deserves to be more widely known and grown. Cyrtanthus x henryae 'William Penn', a cross of Cyrtanthus mackenii x mackenii var. cooperi x Cyrtanthus sanguineus x sanguineus var. flammeus, was first published in 1950. For us, the bulbs on this unique amaryllid give rise