Cardiocrinum consists of sizable bulbous perennials featuring heart-like foliage and trumpet-shaped blooms that are similar to lilies. After flowering, they produce upright, elongated seed capsules. These plants are monocarpic, meaning the bulbs perish following the blooming cycle.

Cardiocrinum cordatum red-flowered

Cardiocrinum cordatum red-veined

Cardiocrinum cordatum var. cordatum

Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii is a perennial bulb that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. It features large, heart-shaped leaves that can grow to 30 centimeters in width and are a deep green color. During the summer months, this variety produces as many as 20 large, fragrant flowers that are trumpet-shaped and creamy white with purple markings. It is distinguished from C. cordatum by its increased height and greater floral display.

Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii

This perennial reaches heights of up to 2 meters, featuring large leaves that can measure up to 30 centimeters in width. At the top, it produces upright racemes of fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers that are white with purple markings inside the throat.

Cardiocrinum giganteum

Cardiocrinum giganteum from Nepal

Cardiocrinum giganteum from Sikkim

Cardiocrinum giganteum pure white-flowered

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. giganteum

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense is a bulbous perennial characterized by its basal rosettes of broad, shiny leaves that can reach lengths of up to 45 cm. The tall flower stalks, growing to about 3 meters, bear smaller leaves and support an impressive display of up to 20 trumpet-shaped flowers in summer. These flowers emit a strong fragrance and feature white petals accented with a green tint and maroon stripes.

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense 'Big and Pink'

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense 'Big and Pink' seedlings

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense brown-leaved

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense from Guizhou

Chamaelirion

Clintonia

Clintonia andrewsiana

Clintonia borealis

Clintonia dulongensis

Clintonia from Nepal

Clintonia udensis

Clintonia udensis from Nepal

Clintonia udensis from Ussuri

Clintonia umbellulata

Clintonia uniflora

Eriospermum

Eriospermum cooperi

Eriospermum mackenii

Eriospermum paradoxum

Eriospermum tenellum

Erythronium consists of bulbous perennials characterized by two leaves that are either ovate or broadly elliptical. The stems are leafless and support one or more nodding flowers, which have star-shaped forms and petals that curve backward.

Erythronium

Erythronium 'Apple Blossom' is a bulbous perennial that reaches a height of approximately 30 cm. It features elongated, light green leaves marked with white veins. In the spring, each upright stem produces one to five flowers, characterized by their backward-sweeping white petals, accented by red stripes and yellow patches near the base.

Erythronium 'Apple Blossom'

Erythronium 'Ballyrogan's Blaze'

Erythronium 'Beechpark'

Erythronium 'Blush'

Erythronium 'Bronze Beauty'

Erythronium 'Bryn Meifod'

Erythronium 'Californian Star'

Erythronium 'Californian Sunshine'

Erythronium 'Carol Scott'

Erythronium 'Citronella' is a bulbous perennial that reaches heights of up to 15 cm. It features elliptical leaves that are a glossy green, accented with bronze mottling. In the spring, it produces upright stems that support as many as 10 nodding yellow blooms, characterized by their spreading, recurved petals and darker yellow stamens.

Erythronium 'Citronella'

Erythronium 'Craigton Beauty'

Erythronium 'Craigton Cover Girl'

Erythronium 'Craigton Cream'

Erythronium 'Delicacy'

Erythronium 'Diana Chappell'

Erythronium 'Eirene' is a bulbous perennial that develops clumps and produces 3-5 nodding blooms on dark stems during the spring season. The flowers feature petals that range from pale yellow to nearly white, with a distinct reflexed shape. As the petals approach the center, they transition to a mid-yellow throat, providing a subtle depth to their appearance. The foliage consists of simple green leaves that serve as a backdrop for the blossoms.

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