Crinum Princess Elizabeth Achimenes Arisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' is

Arisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' is a clone that we selected many years ago for having the most intensely black-purple stalk that we had seen with this species

I'll admit that I've never seen anything quite like it

near Kerala where it can be found at over 6000'

dark green leaves and adorned in midwinter with small

we can now share this special clone with gardeners around the world

Crinum Princess Elizabeth Achimenes Arisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' isCrinum 'Princess Elizabeth' was distributed in the US by the late California crinum guru, Les Hannibal, and, although we don't know for sure, we're fairly confident that it's a Crinum x powellii hybrid (a cross of Crinum bulbispermum x Crinum moorei). For us, Crinum 'Princess Elizabeth' flowers from mid May to early July on 2' tall stalks, each topped with 17 20 buds that open to pure white, fragrant, outfacing flowers.