Huge, showy flowers up to six inches across and long strap like petals surrounding the large chocolate brown central cone.
Nursery Notes
Seed is best as there is not always a lot of material for division. Root cuttings might be worth a try.
Opinion
Interesting as opposed to beautiful perhaps, I do like this plant, though its hardiness is somewhat suspect in the wrong place, probably because It comes from Arkansas and the plains of Texas so likes the sun. I have had no trouble for the past five years and while not bulking up greatly it is certainly holding its own and reliably flowers in summer.
This plant was added to the database on 4th January, 2010.
