Helleborus lemperii Frosty PPAF Summer Flowering Plants You've never seen a crinum

You've never seen a crinum lily like this

The 3' wide clump of corrugated foliage is topped by 2' spikes of lavender flowers in midsummer

and the Southeastern US coastal native

and the blue color adds even more charm

The 18" tall stalks are topped in late spring with large flowers which consist of a "slipper" of white

Helleborus lemperii Frosty PPAF Summer Flowering Plants You've never seen a crinumHelleborus 'Frosty' is a new selection of Helleborus x lemperii, which is a cross of Helleborus x hybridus and Helleborus niger. The huge, outfacing white flower, open in January, which is slightly after Helleborus niger, and before the Helleborus x hybridus flowering season. The 16" tall x 20" wide clumps of this sterile hybrid are topped with clusters of buds that emerge blushed pink, and open pure white.