Syneilesis palmata Red Flowering Plants Cordate spikenard is one of

Cordate spikenard is one of a small number of bold-textured

Crinum amoenum has proven to be a great garden plant as well as a superb summer container specimen

Yet it often becomes shabby by bloom time

where it only reaches 4' tall

prevalent throughout Texas

Syneilesis palmata Red Flowering Plants Cordate spikenard is one ofSyneilesis palmata looks so much like a mayapple (barberry family) that it's almost impossible to fathom it is actually a ligularia cousin (aster family). Syneilesis palmata is similar to Syneilesis aconitifolia but more deeply cut, with fewer leaf segments. Syneilesis palmata emerges with silky green leaves that open like a miniature umbrella to 6" wide, each sitting atop a 15" tall stem. The clumps enlarge thanks to a slowly spreading rhizome. For