Crinum Ellen Bosanquet Brown/Tan Flowering Plants Iris virginica 'Contraband Girl' is

Iris virginica 'Contraband Girl' is a vigorously growing

This 2000 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction is one of the most prized plants in our garden

'Sweet Tater Pie' has thick

imported to the US by plantsman John Elsley in the 1970s

rounded foliage (glossy purple in winter) that lays flat on the ground

Crinum Ellen Bosanquet Brown/Tan Flowering Plants Iris virginica 'Contraband Girl' isCrinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' is still considered one of the finest crinum lilies for the home garden. This vigorously multiplying hybrid (possibly Crinum 'JC Harvey' x Crinum scabrum) was hybridized in Florida during the 1920s by Louis Bosanquet and named after his wife. Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet' begins flowering in mid June and continues through most of the summer. The large, reddish purple flowers on 2' stalks, emit a delightful spicy fragrance. The