Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico latifolia that is often sold

latifolia that is often sold as Hosta rupifraga

The 4-6' wide clump of giant

barring extended droughts

so why is it so hard to describe

Amsonia species are often encountered in the wild as woodland plants and they will flower modestly in light shade or part shade

Cardiocrinum giganteum var yunnanense Mexico latifolia that is often soldCardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is part of the variable Cardiocrinum giganteum complex. It's hard to give definitive differences between var. yunnanense and var. giganteum, but, as a general rule, Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense grows taller (to 10 12' tall) and has more open flowers with more purple markings. Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is native from as low as 4,000' to as high as 13,000' elevation throughout Yunnan, China,