Hi Gang, I think this new Crinum that is named for Marcelle Sheppard is a great new addition. It was created by Roy Works, a colleague and friend of Marcelle. Mr. Works and Marcelle have used some of each other's plants in their breeding programs; in this case Mr. Works used the Rose City Crinum Scabrum type plants as one of the parents. For the other parent he used Crinum oliganthum, the small Crinum from the Americas. Just like 'Bayou Traveler' the result is midway in stature between a "big" Crinum and the diminutive C. oliganthum 'West Indies Mini'. After sorting through the progeny, Mr. Works chose a single clone to propagate. This past winter he has officially named it 'Marcelle Sheppard' in honor of his friend. The nice thing about Crinum X 'Marcelle Sheppard' is that is works well in places where many Crinum would be too large. Additionally, it seems tough as nails for Mr. Works. I hope that more people grow this plant over the years and find uses for it at the front of the border, or in containers, or perhaps in greenhouses as a winter bloomer (will it bloom in winter?) LINK: Crinum X ‘Marcelle Sheppard’ http://crinum.iconx.com/html/crinum-hybrids-other/… Cordially, Conroe Joe