Crinum baconi Maurine Spinks Cyclamen The 40" tall

The 40" tall

It's much shorter than the florist Gladiolus and nearly always manages to stand up on its own

'Robert Frost' makes a 42" diameter clump of rounded blue-green leaves with a wonderful wide

then leave the stalks until late winter for the birds to feed on

The 16" tall spikes appear almost overnight and are topped with spidery flower heads of brilliant scarlet red

Crinum baconi Maurine Spinks Cyclamen The 40" tall(aka: Crinum 'Dragon Lady) Crinum 'Maureen Spinks' is one of the old passalong crinum lilies that are occasionally encountered as you drive by gardens in the Deep South. Crinum 'Maureen Spinks' is a selection of Crinum x baconi (Crinum americanum x Crinum zeylanicum). The narrow 3' tall clumps of very upright glossy green leaves are topped from late July until September (NC) with 3' burgundy stalks that first produce bright burgundy red buds that open