Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Corms - Bulbs - Tubers the South American equivalent of

the South American equivalent of our native Crinum americanum

simply amazing and reliably winter hardy in our trials

Crinum 'Lorraine Clark' comes from Louisiana crinum breeder Barry Clark and produces the darkest reddish-pink flowers of any crinum lily we have grown

but in our garden it has made a stunning deciduous clump 3' tall x 8' wide in 10 years

Trachycarpus fortunei Tesan Corms - Bulbs - Tubers the South American equivalent ofTrachycarpus fortunei 'Tesan' is a somewhat mysterious palm introduction, whose journey began when seed of a particularly robust, winter hardy windmill palm were sent to a nursery in Spain, where they were grown out and further distributed. Reportedly, this palm has been through 4 degrees F without damage. It differs from typical Trachycarpus fortunei with a much thicker, more hairy trunk, much faster growth, shorter, blunt tip leaflets, and larger