I’ve often heard gardeners in our area complain that they can’t grow tulips and other Northern bulbs that require chilling hours. But one interesting group of bulbs in the South that is the envy of ...

Many types of crinum lilies (Crinum) exist, native to the warmer, tropical parts of the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Some represent a single species, but most that you encounter are hybrids ...

You see them growing in clumps all around town, in cultivated gardens and vacant lots alike. Crinum lilies (a term that is a bit redundant in that “crinum” is the Latin word for lily) can be nigh ...

Oh, how we love our camellias and azaleas — showing them off during the blooming seasons with pride. However, there is another colorful flower that should attract more attention — crinum lilies. The ...

If you are tired of dealing with plants that are difficult to grow and maintain, then you might consider the Hot Country Crinum, or Crinum Lily as it is more commonly known. This plant has a ...

I am trying to find some of those old-fashioned lilies that my grandmother grew that were in everyone’s garden when I was growing up. They have large white and red flowers with big, strapped shaped ...

Whether you know them by their evocative names of Cape lily or cemetery plant, Crinum lilies (Crinum spp.) can transform your space into a hummingbird heaven. A spring or summer flowering bulb in the ...

My relationship with crinum lilies started close to 30 years ago, shortly after we purchased our current house. I was working on a major re-landscaping plan and hoped to plant many daylilies to ...

It feels good to say it out loud. CRY-num. Go ahead, try it: CRY-num. And here’s the best part. It not only sounds good, it IS good. Or rather THEY are good. Crinums are without a doubt the showiest ...

Q. Several years ago I bought a crinum lily at a plant sale, and it is still doing great. But I have a question as to what I’m supposed to do to it this time of year. There’s a lot of dead brown stuff ...

Question: I have an older crinum lily planting. When is the best time to separate and replant the bulbs? Answer: Whenever you are ready is probably a good time to divide crinum lily plantings. These ...